"3M": Migraine, Microbiota and Melatonin

N Boutrid; H Rahmoune

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2019.04.001

"3M": Migraine, Microbiota and Melatonin

Med Hypotheses. 2019 Jun:127:90. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.04.001. Epub 2019 Apr 10.

Authors

N Boutrid¹, H Rahmoune²

Affiliations

¹ Pediatrics Department, Setif University Hospital, Setif-1 University, Algeria; Genetic & Nutritional Diseases Laboratory, Setif-1 University, Algeria.
² Pediatrics Department, Setif University Hospital, Setif-1 University, Algeria; Genetic & Nutritional Diseases Laboratory, Setif-1 University, Algeria. Electronic address: rahmounehakim@gmail.com.

PMID: 31088656
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.04.001

Abstract

We read with deep interest the recent article published on "Medical Hypotheses" about migraine and associated gastrointestinal disorders. Beyond the exhaustive pathophysiological explanations, we would address some relevant points to the role of melatonin as well as the high potential of intestinal microbiota in such conditions.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Gastrointestinal Diseases*
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Humans
Melatonin*
Migraine Disorders*

Substances

Melatonin