Ashina M

ORCID: 0000-0003-0951-5804 · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2026
Neurology ·doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000218152

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays a central mechanistic role in migraine and is an established drug target. However, it remains unclear whether peripheral plasma CGRP levels meaningfully reflect disease…

review 2025
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-025-02145-6

BACKGROUND: Cluster headache (CH) is a rare primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of strictly unilateral excruciating pain accompanied by trigemino-autonomic signs, which significantly impacts the quality of life, so…

rct 2021
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-021-01279-7

BACKGROUND: Fremanezumab, a fully humanized monoclonal antibody (IgG2Δa) selectively targets the calcitonin gene-related peptide and has proven efficacy for the preventive treatment of migraine. In this study, we evaluated the long-term eff…

meta-analysis 2017
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-017-0741-2

BACKGROUND: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is widely distributed in nociceptive pathways in human peripheral and central nervous system and its receptors are also expressed in pain pathways. CGRP is involved in migraine pathophysiol…