BACKGROUND Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a 37-amino-acid vasodilatory neuropeptide that binds to receptor activity-modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) and the calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR). Clinical and preclinical evidence suggests that CGRP is associated with hip and knee joint pain; however, the regulation mechanisms of CGRP/CGRP receptor signaling in synovial tissue are not fu...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of intracavernosal injections of adrenomedullin (ADM) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), two structurally similar peptides, on penile erection in the anesthetized cat. Erectile responses to ADM and CGRP were compared with responses to a standard drug combination (1.65 mg papaverine, 25 microg phentolamine, and 0.5 microg p...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Clinical and experimental studies have revealed a central role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in primary headaches. The role of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) in neuronal and glial cell expression of CGRP- immunoreactivity (-ir) in rat trigeminal ganglia was studied with an organ culture method. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES Sections of ad...

CONTEXT Increased plasma levels of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), calcitonin CT gene-related peptide (CGRP)-I, and procalcitonin (Pro-CT) are associated with obesity. Adipocytes express functional GIP receptors and the CT peptides Pro-CT and CGRP-I. However, a link between GIP and CT peptides has not been studied yet. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was the assessmen...

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has a potent vasodilatory effect that is mediated by specific receptors predominantly coupled to the activation of adenylate cyclase. The effects of volatile anesthetics on CGRP-induced vasodilation are unclear. We studied the effects of sevoflurane and isoflurane on CGRP-induced vasodilation in pithed rats and CGRP receptor-mediated responses in SK-N-MC c...

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a potent vasodilatory and cardiotonic peptide, has a potential role for CGRP in diverse physiologic and pathophysiologic situations such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, migraine, and neurogenic inflammation. Although a peptide CGRP receptor antagonist, CGRP(8-37,) is available, its utility presents significant limitations for these indications. Her...

Endogenous Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) stored in perivascular nerve fibers around the cerebral arteries mediates vasodilation and regulates cerebral blood flow under physiological conditions. Increased levels of CGRP have been continually reported in patients with migraine, but the role of CGRP in the pathophysiology of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) has not yet been sufficiently eval...

Naghashpour, M., and G. Dahl. Sensitivity of myometrium to CGRP varies during mouse estrous cycle and in response to progesterone. Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol. 278: C561–C569, 2000.—Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibits contractions of the myometrium. Isometric force measurements on myometrial strips were carried out to monitor the inhibitory capacity of CGRP in the myometrium during...


 CADTH recommends that Qulipta be reimbursed by public drug plans for the prevention of episodic migraine, if certain conditions are met.
 should only adults with according to criteria used other calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitors migraine.
 In addition following pre-existing CGRP inhibitors, not in combination inhibitors. cost is reduced such total treatment does...