2008
Sodium channel activity modulates multiple functions in microglia
Black JA, Liu S, Waxman SG. Sodium channel activity modulates multiple functions in microglia. Glia 2008, 57: 1072-1081. PMID: 19115387, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesCytokinesGliosisInflammation MediatorsMicrogliaNAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsPhagocytosisPhenytoinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsIL-1 betaIL-1 alphaSodium channelsTNF-alphaPhagocytic activitySodium channel blockadeSodium channel Nav1.1Central nervous systemVoltage-gated sodium channelsSodium channel activitySodium channel isoformsActivated microgliaIL-10IL-6MCP-1Microglial migrationChannel Nav1.1Cultured microgliaIL-2IL-4MicroM TTXChannel blockadeMed miceMicrogliaTissue insult
2004
Changes in the expression of tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium channels within dorsal root ganglia neurons in inflammatory pain
Black JA, Liu S, Tanaka M, Cummins TR, Waxman SG. Changes in the expression of tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium channels within dorsal root ganglia neurons in inflammatory pain. Pain 2004, 108: 237-247. PMID: 15030943, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2003.12.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrageenanCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalFunctional LateralityGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInflammationMaleMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPainPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsTTX-R currentsDorsal root gangliaDRG neuronsInflammatory painSodium channelsCarrageenan injectionProstaglandin E2TTX-R sodium channelsTetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsMultiple voltage-gated sodium channelsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodTTX-S sodium channelsTTX-R channelsTTX-S currentsSmall DRG neuronsInjection of carrageenanTTX-S channelsChronic inflammation resultsTetrodotoxin-resistant channelsVoltage-gated sodium channelsPatch-clamp methodUpregulation of mRNAAffected pawAcute administrationSodium channels contribute to microglia/macrophage activation and function in EAE and MS
Craner MJ, Damarjian TG, Liu S, Hains BC, Lo AC, Black JA, Newcombe J, Cuzner ML, Waxman SG. Sodium channels contribute to microglia/macrophage activation and function in EAE and MS. Glia 2004, 49: 220-229. PMID: 15390090, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsDisease Models, AnimalEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleGliosisMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaMultiple SclerosisNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve DegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsPhagocytosisPhenytoinRNA, MessengerSodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinUp-RegulationConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisSodium channel blockersSodium channelsMicroglial activationChannel blockersPhagocytic capacityMicroglia/macrophage activationSpecific sodium channel blockerAcute MS lesionsDirect neuroprotective effectsPhagocytosis of microgliaActivation of microgliaAnti-inflammatory mechanismsSodium channel-blocking drugsInflammatory cell infiltrateLoss of axonsDisease multiple sclerosisSodium channel blockadeChannel-blocking drugsAxonal sodium channelsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisInflammatory mechanismsNeuroinflammatory disordersCell infiltrate