Pain Pathways: Linking Environmental Pollutants with Migraine-Associated Pain Signaling

Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Feb;132(2):24003. doi: 10.1289/EHP14416. Epub 2024 Feb 28.

Abstract

Using human cells and a mouse study, researchers found that pesticides, phthalates, hormone-like compounds, and other chemicals affected the TRPA1 channel-which is also implicated in migraine.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Environmental Pollutants* / toxicity
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Migraine Disorders* / chemically induced
  • Pain
  • Pesticides*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Pesticides