title: beta-Thromboglobulin and 11-dehydrothromboxane B in tension-type headache.
abstract: Platelet factor 4, beta-thromboglobulin, thromboxane B2, and 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 were investigated in tension-type headache. Ten cases of episodic tension-type headache (mean age 42.5 years), 10 cases of chronic tension-type headache (mean age 45.3 years), and 10 age-matched healthy controls were studied. The platelet factor 4, beta-thromboglobulin, thromboxane B2 and 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 concentrations in the plasma were significantly higher in the episodic tension-type headache group than in the chronic tension-type headache and healthy control groups. Platelets may be involved in episodic tension-type headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000097:blood*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin; D013929:Thromboxane B2; C049235:11-dehydro-thromboxane B2