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Michel D. Ferrari - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • RNA expression profiling in brains of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 knock-in mice
    Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2013
    Co-Authors: Boukje De Vries, Michel D. Ferrari, Rune R. Frants, Else Eising, Ludo A. M. Broos, Stephany C. Koelewijn, Boyan Todorov, Judith M. Boer, Peter A. C. 't Hoen, Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg
    Abstract:

    BackgroundVarious CACNA1A missense mutations cause Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM1), a rare monogenic subtype of Migraine with aura. FHM1 mutation R192Q is associated with pure Hemiplegic...

  • Enhanced Subcortical Spreading Depression in Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 1 Mutant Mice
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2011
    Co-Authors: Katharina Eikermann-haerter, Izumi Yuzawa, Tao Qin, Yumei Wang, Kwangyeol Baek, Young R. Kim, Ulrike Hoffmann, Ergin Dilekoz, Christian Waeber, Michel D. Ferrari
    Abstract:

    Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1, a monogenic Migraine variant with aura, is linked to gain-of-function mutations in the CACNA1A gene encoding CaV2.1 channels. The S218L mutation causes severe channel dysfunction, and paroxysmal Migraine attacks can be accompanied by seizures, coma, and hemiplegia; patients expressing the R192Q mutation exhibit hemiplegia only. Familial Hemiplegic Migraine knock-in mice expressing the S218L or R192Q mutation are highly susceptible to cortical spreading depression, the electrophysiological surrogate for Migraine aura, and develop severe and prolonged motor deficits after spreading depression. The S218L mutants also develop coma and seizures and sometimes die. To investigate underlying mechanisms for these symptoms, we used multielectrode electrophysiological recordings, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, and c-fos immunohistochemistry to trace spreading depression propagation into subcortical structures. We showed that unlike the wild type, cortical spreading depression readily propagated into subcortical structures in both Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 mutants. Whereas the facilitated subcortical spread appeared limited to the striatum in R192Q, hippocampal and thalamic spread was detected in the S218L mutants with an allele-dosage effect. Both strains exhibited increased susceptibility to subcortical spreading depression and reverberating spreading depression waves. Altogether, these data show that spreading depression propagates between cortex, basal ganglia, diencephalon, and hippocampus in genetically susceptible brains, which could explain the prolonged hemiplegia, coma, and seizure phenotype in this variant of Migraine with aura.

  • Severe and Progressive Neurotransmitter Release Aberrations in Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 1 Cacna1a S218L Knock-in Mice
    Journal of neurophysiology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Simon Kaja, Michel D. Ferrari, Rune R. Frants, Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg, Ludo A. M. Broos, Rob C. G. Van De Ven, Jaap J. Plomp
    Abstract:

    Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM1) is caused by mutations in the CACNA1A gene, encoding neuronal presynaptic CaV2.1 (P/Q-type) Ca2+ channels. These channels mediate neurotransmitter release...

  • Androgenic suppression of spreading depression in Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 mutant mice.
    Annals of neurology, 2009
    Co-Authors: Katharina Eikermann-haerter, Michel D. Ferrari, Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg, Michael J. Baum, Michael A. Moskowitz, Cenk Ayata
    Abstract:

    Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM1), a severe Migraine with aura variant, is caused by mutations in the CACNA1A gene. Mutant mice carrying the FHM1 R192Q mutation exhibit increased propensity for cortical spreading depression (CSD), a propagating wave of neuroglial depolarization implicated in Migraine aura. The CSD phenotype is stronger in female R192Q mutants and diminishes after ovariectomy. Here, we show that orchiectomy reciprocally increases CSD susceptibility in R192Q mutant mice. Chronic testosterone replacement restores CSD susceptibility by an androgen receptor-dependent mechanism. Hence, androgens modulate genetically-enhanced CSD susceptibility and may provide a novel prophylactic target for Migraine.

  • Familial Hemiplegic Migraine.
    Advances in genetics, 2008
    Co-Authors: Curtis F. Barrett, Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg, Rune R. Frants, Michel D. Ferrari
    Abstract:

    Migraine is a severely debilitating episodic disorder affecting up to 12% of the general population. Migraine arises from both genetic and environmental factors, complicating our understanding of what makes the Migraine brain susceptible to attacks. In recent years, powerful genetic screening tools have revealed several single genes linked to Migraine. One example of a monogenic subtype of Migraine is Familial Hemiplegic Migraine (FHM), a rare form of Migraine with aura. The fact that FHM and common multifactorial Migraine have many overlapping clinical features indicates that they likely share underlying pathophysiological pathways. In addition, the identification of monogenic subtypes has made it possible to generate suitable animal models for Migraine. The purpose of this review is to present an overview of the clinical features of Migraine and discuss the continuing highway of Migraine gene discovery. The genes associated with FHM will be discussed, including what we have learned from studying the functional consequences of FHM mutations in cellular and animal models.

Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Katharina Eikermann-haerter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Abnormal synaptic Ca2+ homeostasis and morphology in cortical neurons of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 mutant mice
    Annals of neurology, 2015
    Co-Authors: Katharina Eikermann-haerter, Izumi Yuzawa, Michal Arbel-ornath, Nilufer Yalcin, Kishore V. Kuchibhotla, Eloise Hudry, Carli R. Willard, Mihail Climov, Fatmagul Keles
    Abstract:

    Objective Migraine is one of the most common and debilitating neurological conditions. Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM1), a monogenic Migraine subtype, is caused by gain-of-function of voltage-gated CaV2.1 calcium channels. FHM1 mice carry human pathogenic mutations in the α1A subunit of CaV2.1 channels and are highly susceptible to cortical spreading depression (CSD), the electrophysiologic event underlying Migraine aura. To date, however, the mechanism underlying increased CSD/Migraine susceptibility remains unclear.

  • Enhanced Subcortical Spreading Depression in Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 1 Mutant Mice
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2011
    Co-Authors: Katharina Eikermann-haerter, Izumi Yuzawa, Tao Qin, Yumei Wang, Kwangyeol Baek, Young R. Kim, Ulrike Hoffmann, Ergin Dilekoz, Christian Waeber, Michel D. Ferrari
    Abstract:

    Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1, a monogenic Migraine variant with aura, is linked to gain-of-function mutations in the CACNA1A gene encoding CaV2.1 channels. The S218L mutation causes severe channel dysfunction, and paroxysmal Migraine attacks can be accompanied by seizures, coma, and hemiplegia; patients expressing the R192Q mutation exhibit hemiplegia only. Familial Hemiplegic Migraine knock-in mice expressing the S218L or R192Q mutation are highly susceptible to cortical spreading depression, the electrophysiological surrogate for Migraine aura, and develop severe and prolonged motor deficits after spreading depression. The S218L mutants also develop coma and seizures and sometimes die. To investigate underlying mechanisms for these symptoms, we used multielectrode electrophysiological recordings, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, and c-fos immunohistochemistry to trace spreading depression propagation into subcortical structures. We showed that unlike the wild type, cortical spreading depression readily propagated into subcortical structures in both Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 mutants. Whereas the facilitated subcortical spread appeared limited to the striatum in R192Q, hippocampal and thalamic spread was detected in the S218L mutants with an allele-dosage effect. Both strains exhibited increased susceptibility to subcortical spreading depression and reverberating spreading depression waves. Altogether, these data show that spreading depression propagates between cortex, basal ganglia, diencephalon, and hippocampus in genetically susceptible brains, which could explain the prolonged hemiplegia, coma, and seizure phenotype in this variant of Migraine with aura.

  • Androgenic suppression of spreading depression in Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 mutant mice.
    Annals of neurology, 2009
    Co-Authors: Katharina Eikermann-haerter, Michel D. Ferrari, Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg, Michael J. Baum, Michael A. Moskowitz, Cenk Ayata
    Abstract:

    Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM1), a severe Migraine with aura variant, is caused by mutations in the CACNA1A gene. Mutant mice carrying the FHM1 R192Q mutation exhibit increased propensity for cortical spreading depression (CSD), a propagating wave of neuroglial depolarization implicated in Migraine aura. The CSD phenotype is stronger in female R192Q mutants and diminishes after ovariectomy. Here, we show that orchiectomy reciprocally increases CSD susceptibility in R192Q mutant mice. Chronic testosterone replacement restores CSD susceptibility by an androgen receptor-dependent mechanism. Hence, androgens modulate genetically-enhanced CSD susceptibility and may provide a novel prophylactic target for Migraine.

Gisela M. Terwindt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Salvatore Striano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.