TY - JOUR

T1 - Elevated plasma levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide in individuals with rosacea

T2 - A cross-sectional case–control study

AU - Wienholtz, Nita K.F.

AU - Christensen, Casper E.

AU - Ashina, Håkan

AU - Jørgensen, Niklas R

AU - Egeberg, Alexander

AU - Thyssen, Jacob P.

AU - Ashina, Messoud

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Background: Understanding the role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the pathogenesis of rosacea might provide new therapeutic avenues for individuals with this disease. Objective: To compare plasma levels of CGRP between individuals with rosacea and healthy controls. Methods: In this cross-sectional case–control study conducted in Copenhagen, Denmark, we collected blood samples from the antecubital vein from adults with rosacea and from healthy controls. Results: We enrolled 123 individuals with rosacea and 68 healthy controls. After adjusting for age and sex, plasma levels of CGRP were significantly higher in individuals with rosacea (mean, 95% confidence interval: 140.21 pmol/L, 128.50–151.92 pmol/L), compared with controls (110.77 pmol/L, 99.91–120.14 pmol/L, p = 0.002). Plasma levels of CGRP were not affected by age, sex, BMI, concomitant migraine, rosacea sub- or phenotype, concomitant disease or current treatment. Limitations: Participants were not age-, sex- and BMI-matched. Conclusions and Relevance: Elevated plasma levels of CGRP in individuals with rosacea suggest a role of CGRP in the pathogenesis of rosacea. Targeting CGRP signalling might hold therapeutic promise in people affected by this disease. Clinicaltrials.gov listing: NCT03872050.

AB - Background: Understanding the role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the pathogenesis of rosacea might provide new therapeutic avenues for individuals with this disease. Objective: To compare plasma levels of CGRP between individuals with rosacea and healthy controls. Methods: In this cross-sectional case–control study conducted in Copenhagen, Denmark, we collected blood samples from the antecubital vein from adults with rosacea and from healthy controls. Results: We enrolled 123 individuals with rosacea and 68 healthy controls. After adjusting for age and sex, plasma levels of CGRP were significantly higher in individuals with rosacea (mean, 95% confidence interval: 140.21 pmol/L, 128.50–151.92 pmol/L), compared with controls (110.77 pmol/L, 99.91–120.14 pmol/L, p = 0.002). Plasma levels of CGRP were not affected by age, sex, BMI, concomitant migraine, rosacea sub- or phenotype, concomitant disease or current treatment. Limitations: Participants were not age-, sex- and BMI-matched. Conclusions and Relevance: Elevated plasma levels of CGRP in individuals with rosacea suggest a role of CGRP in the pathogenesis of rosacea. Targeting CGRP signalling might hold therapeutic promise in people affected by this disease. Clinicaltrials.gov listing: NCT03872050.

U2 - 10.1111/jdv.19954

DO - 10.1111/jdv.19954

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 38558478

AN - SCOPUS:85189648393

JO - Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

JF - Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

SN - 0926-9959

ER -