Document Type : Review Article
Authors
- Neda Soveyd 1
- Mina Abdolahi 1
- Sama Bitarafan 2
- Abbas Tafakhori 2
- Payam Sarraf 2
- Mansoureh Togha 3
- Ali Asghar Okhovat 3
- Mahsa Hatami 1
- Mohsen Sedighiyan 4
- Mahmoud Djalali 1
- Niyaz Mohammadzadeh-Honarvar 1
1 Department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Iranian Centre of Neurological Research, Neuroscience institute, Department of Neurology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Headache Department, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Migraine is a common chronic inflammatory neurological disease with the progressive and episodic course. Much evidence have shown a role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of migraine. Omega-3 fatty acids are an important components of cell membranes phospholipids. The intake of these fatty acids is related to decrease concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP), proinflammatory eicosanoids, cytokines, chemokines and other inflammation biomarkers. Many of clinical trials have shown the beneficial effect of dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases in human, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), multiple sclerosis (MS) and migraine headaches. Therefore, omega-3 fatty acids as an alternative therapy can be potentially important. This review focuses on the pathogenesis of a migraine, with an emphasis on the role of omega-3 fatty acid and its molecular mechanisms.
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