2023
Nav1.7 gain-of-function mutation I228M triggers age-dependent nociceptive insensitivity and C-LTMR dysregulation
Wimalasena N, Taub D, Shim J, Hakim S, Kawaguchi R, Chen L, El-Rifai M, Geschwind D, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Woolf C. Nav1.7 gain-of-function mutation I228M triggers age-dependent nociceptive insensitivity and C-LTMR dysregulation. Experimental Neurology 2023, 364: 114393. PMID: 37003485, PMCID: PMC10171359, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal extreme pain disorderSmall fiber neuropathyFunction mutationsDRG neuron hyperexcitabilityYoung adult miceVoltage-gated sodium channel NaSodium conductanceAge-related changesNeuron hyperexcitabilityPain disordersCongenital insensitivitySodium channel NaExcitability changesFemale miceMouse DRGYoung miceNeuronal excitabilityNoxious heatSkin lesionsVoltage-gated channelsAdult miceNeuron subtypesNervous systemProfound insensitivityMice
1968
Micropinocytotic invaginations in the axolemma of peripheral nerves
Waxman S. Micropinocytotic invaginations in the axolemma of peripheral nerves. Cell And Tissue Research 1968, 86: 571-573. PMID: 5707296, DOI: 10.1007/bf00324867.Peer-Reviewed Original Research