Increased fibrinogen, D-dimer and galectin-3 levels in patients with migraine.
There are limited studies evaluating the fibrinogen levels in patients with migraine. It remains unknown whether the levels of the haematological marker of thromboembolism, D-dimer, and the levels of galectin-3, which plays an important role in inflammation as a proinflammatory mediator, change during the attacks in patients with migraine. The present study aims to compare galectin-3, fibrinogen and D-dimer levels in patients with migraine during the attacks and interictal periods, and to compare galectin-3, fibrinogen and D-dimer levels between patients with migraine and healthy controls to investigate the role of these parameters in the pathogenesis of migraine. Fifty-nine patients with migraine and 30 age-gender matched healthy control subjects were enrolled in the study. Blood galectin-3, fibrinogen and D-dimer levels were measured in patients with migraine. Patients with migraine had higher levels of galectin-3, fibrinogen and D-dimer compared to the healthy controls (p < 0.05). No statistically significant difference was found between galectin-3 and fibrinogen levels during the attacks and interictal period in the migraine group (p > 0.05). Migraine patients had higher D-dimer levels during the attacks compared to the patients in the interictal period in the migraine group (p = 0.05). In conclusion, we found increased levels of fibrinogen, D-dimer and galectin-3 in patients with migraine compared to the healthy control group. Furthermore, we showed increased galectin-3 levels in patients with migraine, and higher D-dimer levels during migraine attacks compared to the interictal periods for the first time. These findings may be associated with the hypercoagulability and neurogenic inflammation during migraine headaches.
Department of Neurology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey, yayucel@yahoo.com.
Yavuz
Y
Yucel
Halis
H
Tanriverdi
Adalet
A
Arıkanoglu
Sefer
S
Varol
Ibrahim
I
Kaplan
Esref
E
Akil
Tahsin
T
Celepkolu
Ertugrul
E
Uzar
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis*; D037502:Galectin 3 / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000097:blood*
D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D037502:Galectin 3; C036309:fibrin fragment D; D005340:Fibrinogen