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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Headache. 2017 May;57(Suppl 2):37–46. doi: 10.1111/head.13084

Table 1.

Neuropeptide families* and migraine.

Families possibly involved in migraine+ Other families
CGRP: CGRP (α, β), calcitonin, amylin, adrenomedullin (AM1,2) Opioids: enkephalins, dynorphin, endorphins, nociceptin
Somatostatin/cortistatin
Glucagon/secretin: PACAP, VIP, glucagon, secretin, GHRH, GIP Natriuretic factors: ANF, BNF, CNP
GRP, neuromedins
Vasopressin/oxytocin Endothelins
CCK/gastrin
F- and Y-amides: NPY, PPY, NPFF Insulins: insulin, IGFs, relaxins
Motilin/ghrelin
Tachykinins: Sub P, neurokinin A, neuropeptide K, neuropeptide gamma Galanins
Gonadotropin releasing hormones
Tensins: angiotensin, neurotensin, bradykinin Neuropeptide B/W/S
Neurexophilins
CRH-related: CRH, urocortins, urotensins Cerebellins
Granins: chromogranins, secretogranins
Adipose neuropeptides: leptin, adiponectin, resistins  
 
Family-less: orexins, MCH, TRH, PTHrP, CART, AGRP, prolactin, diazepam-binding inhibitor peptide, kisspeptins, etc  
 
+

neuropeptides that may potentially be involved in migraine pathogenesis are indicated in bold.