| Author/Editor | Perko, Denis; Pretnar-Oblak, Janja; Šabovič, Mišo; Zaletel, Marjan; Žvan, Bojana | |
| Title | Associations between cerebral and systemic endothelial function in migraine patients: a post-hoc study | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | BMC Neurol | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 11, št. 1 | |
| Publication year | 2011 | |
| Volume | str. 146 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Background: There is a growing interest in the role of the endothelium in migraine. Recently, our group showed differences in endothelial function between the anterior and posterior cerebral circulation in healthy subjects, reduced vasodilatatory capacity of the posterior cerebral circulation and unimpaired systemic endothelial function in migraine patients without comorbidities. However, the relationship between cerebral and systemic endothelial function and the anterior and posterior cerebral endothelial function in migraine patients is still not clear. Methods: We compared cerebral and systemic endothelial function through post-hoc linear regression analysis of cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) to L-arginine between the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD) of the right brachial artery and the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) and FMD in migraine patients without comorbidities and in healthy subjects. The anterior and posterior cerebral endothelial function was also compared using post-hoc linear regression analysis between CVR to L-arginine in the MCA and the PCA. Results: No significant correlation was found between CVR to L-arginine in the MCA and FMD and in the PCA and FMD in migraine patients with aura (p = 0.880 vs. p = 0.682), without aura (p = 0.153 vs. p = 0.179) and in healthy subjects (p = 0.869 vs. p = 0.662). On the other hand, we found a significant correlation between CVR to L-arginine in the MCA and PCA in migraine patients with aura (p = 0.004), without aura (p = 0.001) and in healthy subjects (p = 0.002). Detailed analysis of the linear regression between all migraine patients and healthy subjects did not show any difference in the regression coefficient (slope) (p = 0.382). However, a significant difference in curve elevation (intercept) was found (p = 0.002). (Abs. trunc. at 2000 ch.) | |
| Descriptors | MIGRAINE CEREBRAL ARTERIES BRACHIAL ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR ARGININE VASODILATION LINEAR MODELS |