2024
Disordered but effective: short linear motifs as gene therapy targets for hyperexcitability disorders
Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Disordered but effective: short linear motifs as gene therapy targets for hyperexcitability disorders. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e182198. PMID: 38949022, PMCID: PMC11213459, DOI: 10.1172/jci182198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTetrodotoxin-sensitiveHyperexcitability disordersSensory neuronsExcitability of sensory neuronsGene therapy modalitiesPeripheral sensory neuronsVoltage-gated sodiumMinimal side effectsGene therapyInduce analgesiaTherapy modalitiesSide effectsTherapeutic strategiesNav channelsAttenuating excitationIn vivoHyperexcitabilityAnalgesiaNeuronsDisordersPainTherapyGenesBiodistributionRats
2023
Gene therapy for chronic pain: emerging opportunities in target-rich peripheral nociceptors
Ovsepian S, Waxman S. Gene therapy for chronic pain: emerging opportunities in target-rich peripheral nociceptors. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2023, 24: 252-265. PMID: 36658346, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-022-00673-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research