This project will examine gene expression in the blood of patients with migraine. We have used microarrays to show that there are unique blood genomic profiles in rats following ischemia, hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and insulin-induced hypoglycemia. Recent results in humans demonstrate that gender and age have profound effects on blood genomic expression, with genes on the Y-chromosome distinguishing male from female blood samples, and lymphocyte-specific genes decreasing with older age. We have also shown a specific blood genomic profile for Neurofibromatosis type 1, an autosomal dominant disease. We postulated that migraine, a non-Mendelian, hereditary disease, will have a specific blood genomic profile. Indeed, our preliminary data demonstrate that children with both acute, episodic, migraine headaches and children with chronic daily headaches have specific blood genomic profiles that are similar to each other but different from control children with other neurological diseases or to healthy controls. This proposal is designed to confirm these initial findings, and to determine whether acute migraine and chronic daily headache patients have similar or different blood genomic profiles, and whether there is a different blood genomic profile in patients that respond to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) compared to those patients that require triptans as rescue medication. The study involves taking blood samples from patients with migraine and chronic daily headaches during the headaches and during headache free intervals (internal control), and comparing these to control patients without migraine or a family history of migraine. RNA from whole blood is isolated, labeled and applied to human oligonucleotide microarrays that survey most of the human genome. Recently developed statistical programs are used to identify potential transcripts regulated in headache compared to control patients. Quantitative, real time RT-PCR will be used to confirm these regulated genes in each of the comparisons. The results of this study should help in beginning to develop a molecular genomic approach for the diagnosis and treatment of different headache disorders.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
1R01NS045752-01
Application #
6597159
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BDCN-5 (01))
Program Officer
Porter, Linda L
Project Start
2003-07-15
Project End
2007-06-30
Budget Start
2003-07-15
Budget End
2004-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$324,409
Indirect Cost
Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
071284913
City
Cincinnati
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
45229
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