Nitric Oxide, Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Migraine: Recent Advances and Molecular Mechanisms
Abstract
Migraine is a highly prevalent and disabling neurovascular disorder that represents a major global health burden due to its significant impact on quality of life and socioeconomic costs. Increasing evidence suggests that migraine pathophysiology involves complex interactions between neuronal hyperexcitability, vascular dysregulation, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammatory processes. Oxidative and nitrosative stress are increasingly recognized as key contributors to migraine mechanisms, influencing mitochondrial dysfunction, cortical spreading depression, and trigeminovascular activation. Nitric oxide plays a central role in these processes by regulating vascular tone, nociceptive signaling, and neurogenic inflammation through downstream pathways such as the soluble guanylate cyclase-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-sGC-cGMP) signaling cascade. Dysregulation of nitric oxide signaling and increased oxidative stress may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and impaired cerebrovascular regulation observed in migraine patients. In addition, accumulating evidence highlights the role of neuroinflammatory mechanisms, including microglial activation and cytokine-mediated signaling, which may amplify nociceptive transmission within trigeminal pathways. Migraine is increasingly recognized as a systemic disorder associated with several comorbid conditions, including Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome. This review summarizes recent…
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