Differential role of GDNF and NGF in the maintenance of two TTX-resistant sodium channels in adult DRG neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Dib-Hajj S, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. Differential role of GDNF and NGF in the maintenance of two TTX-resistant sodium channels in adult DRG neurons. Brain Research 1999, 67: 267-282. PMID: 10216225, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAxotomyCell SizeCell SurvivalDown-RegulationDrug ResistanceFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene ExpressionGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorLectinsMembrane PotentialsNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinUp-RegulationConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsSNS/PN3Small DRG neuronsTTX-R currentsDRG neuronsIB4- neuronsSodium currentElectrophysiological propertiesSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsAxotomized DRG neuronsTTX-S currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp studiesTTX-resistant sodium channelsSciatic nerve transectionAdult DRG neuronsDifferent electrophysiological propertiesNear-normal levelsPatch-clamp studiesNerve transectionGDNF treatmentNeurotrophins NGFGanglion neuronsIsolectin IB4Exogenous NGFIn Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. In Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 81: 803-810. PMID: 10036280, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsNerve growth factorPA/pFDRG neuronsHigh antibody titersSodium current densityNGF-deprived neuronsSodium currentAntibody titersAdult ratsSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsTTX-R currentsSodium channel expressionMRNA hybridization signalsPathological painThermal hypoalgesiaGanglion neuronsControl neuronsIsolectin IB4Channel expressionNGF deprivationMRNA expressionNeurons