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5-hydroxytryptophan and Bilateral Headache

5-hydroxytryptophan has been researched along with Bilateral Headache in 11 studies

5-Hydroxytryptophan: The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.
5-hydroxytryptophan : A tryptophan derivative that is tryptophan substituted by a hydroxy group at position 5.

Research Excerpts

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"Interictal serum levels of serotonin and plasma and mononuclear cell concentrations of beta-endorphin were measured in 20 juvenile patients (13 suffering from migraine without aura and 7 from episodic tension-type headache) before and after 3 months of L-5-hydroxytryptophan treatment (5 mg/kg/day) and compared with a control group of 17 headache-free healthy subjects."9.08beta-endorphin in plasma and monocytes in juvenile headache. ( Battistella, PA; Bordin, A; Broetto, S; Cernetti, R; Corrà, S; Piva, E; Plebani, M, 1996)
" Parachlorophenylalanine chronic administration in migraine-headache sufferers lowered the pain threshold so far as to provoke (in 20% of cases) spontaneous pains in the trunk, legs and arms."5.255-Hydroxytryptamine and pain modulation in man: a clinical pharmacological approach with tryptophan and parachlorophenylalanine. ( Anselmi, B; Del Bene, E; Galli, P; Sicuteri, F, 1975)
"Interictal serum levels of serotonin and plasma and mononuclear cell concentrations of beta-endorphin were measured in 20 juvenile patients (13 suffering from migraine without aura and 7 from episodic tension-type headache) before and after 3 months of L-5-hydroxytryptophan treatment (5 mg/kg/day) and compared with a control group of 17 headache-free healthy subjects."5.08beta-endorphin in plasma and monocytes in juvenile headache. ( Battistella, PA; Bordin, A; Broetto, S; Cernetti, R; Corrà, S; Piva, E; Plebani, M, 1996)
" 5-HTP is well absorbed from an oral dose, with about 70 percent ending up in the bloodstream."2.405-Hydroxytryptophan: a clinically-effective serotonin precursor. ( Birdsall, TC, 1998)
"Between attacks, migraineurs had lower plasma 5-HT and higher 5-HIAA levels than did healthy controls and patients with tension headache."1.28Serotonin metabolism in migraine. ( Bruyn, GW; Ferrari, MD; Odink, J; Pennings, EJ; Tapparelli, C; Van Kempen, GM, 1989)
" Parachlorophenylalanine chronic administration in migraine-headache sufferers lowered the pain threshold so far as to provoke (in 20% of cases) spontaneous pains in the trunk, legs and arms."1.255-Hydroxytryptamine and pain modulation in man: a clinical pharmacological approach with tryptophan and parachlorophenylalanine. ( Anselmi, B; Del Bene, E; Galli, P; Sicuteri, F, 1975)

Research

Studies (11)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19908 (72.73)18.7374
1990's3 (27.27)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Bono, G1
Micieli, G1
Sances, G1
Calvani, M1
Nappi, G1
Battistella, PA1
Bordin, A1
Cernetti, R1
Broetto, S1
Corrà, S1
Piva, E1
Plebani, M1
Birdsall, TC1
Sicuteri, F3
Del Bene, E2
Fonda, C2
Anselmi, B1
Galli, P2
Fanciullacci, M1
Franchi, G1
Ferrari, MD1
Odink, J1
Tapparelli, C1
Van Kempen, GM1
Pennings, EJ1
Bruyn, GW1
De Giorgis, G1
Miletto, R1
Iannuccelli, M1
Camuffo, M1
Scerni, S1
Conigliaro, S1
Rosà, R1
Filippi, MC1
Merati, L1
Taddei, MT1

Reviews

2 reviews available for 5-hydroxytryptophan and Bilateral Headache

ArticleYear
5-Hydroxytryptophan: a clinically-effective serotonin precursor.
    Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic, 1998, Volume: 3, Issue:4

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Contraindications; Depressive Disorder; Fibromyalgia; Headache; Humans; Obesity

1998
Sex, migraine and serotonin interrelationships.
    Monographs in neural sciences, 1976, Volume: 3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Animals; Female; Fenclonine; Headache; Humans; Male; Menstruation; Migraine Dis

1976

Trials

3 trials available for 5-hydroxytryptophan and Bilateral Headache

ArticleYear
L-5HTP treatment in primary headaches: an attempt at clinical identification of responsive patients.
    Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 1984, Volume: 4, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Adult; Anxiety; Chronic Disease; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depression; Female;

1984
beta-endorphin in plasma and monocytes in juvenile headache.
    Headache, 1996, Volume: 36, Issue:2

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Adolescent; Adult; beta-Endorphin; Child; Female; Headache; Humans; Male; Migra

1996
Headache in association with sleep disorders in children: a psychodiagnostic evaluation and controlled clinical study--L-5-HTP versus placebo.
    Drugs under experimental and clinical research, 1987, Volume: 13, Issue:7

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Adolescent; Child; Clinical Trials as Topic; Double-Blind Method; Female; Heada

1987

Other Studies

6 other studies available for 5-hydroxytryptophan and Bilateral Headache

ArticleYear
5-hydroxytryptophan.
    Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic, 1998, Volume: 3, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Contraindications; Depressive Disorder; Fibromyalgia; Headache; Humans; Obesity

1998
5-Hydroxytryptamine and pain modulation in man: a clinical pharmacological approach with tryptophan and parachlorophenylalanine.
    Acta vitaminologica et enzymologica, 1975, Volume: 29, Issue:1-6

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Animals; Fenclonine; Headache; Humans; Pain; Serotonin; Tryptophan

1975
[The central or peripheral nature of pain in essential headaches].
    Minerva medica, 1976, Jun-02, Volume: 67, Issue:28

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Brain; Brain Diseases; Headache; Humans; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Se

1976
[Progress of clinical pharmacology in essential headaches].
    Minerva medica, 1976, Jun-02, Volume: 67, Issue:28

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Brain; Ergotamine; Headache; Humans; Methysergide; Migraine Disorders; Serotoni

1976
Serotonin metabolism in migraine.
    Neurology, 1989, Volume: 39, Issue:9

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Headache; Humans; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; Migraine Disorders; Monoamine Oxida

1989
[Preventive therapy with programmed-release dihydroergotamine in headache in childhood].
    Minerva medica, 1987, Jul-31, Volume: 78, Issue:14

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Child; Delayed-Action Preparations; Dihydroergotamine; Headache; Humans; Random

1987