2023
High-throughput combined voltage-clamp/current-clamp analysis of freshly isolated neurons
Ghovanloo M, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Kiziltug E, Estacion M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. High-throughput combined voltage-clamp/current-clamp analysis of freshly isolated neurons. Cell Reports Methods 2023, 3: 100385. PMID: 36814833, PMCID: PMC9939380, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCurrent-clamp recordingsCurrent-clamp analysisVoltage-gated sodium channelsPatch-clamp techniqueExcitable cellsGanglion neuronsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronal cellsNeuronsGold standard methodologySodium channelsCellular levelRobotic instrumentsCellsDrug screeningSame cellsIntact tissueRecordings
2012
Gain-of-function Nav1.8 mutations in painful neuropathy
Faber CG, Lauria G, Merkies IS, Cheng X, Han C, Ahn HS, Persson AK, Hoeijmakers JG, Gerrits MM, Pierro T, Lombardi R, Kapetis D, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG. Gain-of-function Nav1.8 mutations in painful neuropathy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 19444-19449. PMID: 23115331, PMCID: PMC3511073, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1216080109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsDNA Mutational AnalysisElectrophysiological PhenomenaGanglia, SpinalHumansMaleMiceMutationNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve FibersNeuralgiaConceptsPainful peripheral neuropathySmall fiber neuropathyPainful neuropathyPeripheral neuropathyPainful small fiber neuropathyDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsApparent underlying causePeripheral nerve axonsDRG neuronsGanglion neuronsNeuropathyNerve axonsUnderlying causeFunction variantsCurrent clampPatientsPotential pathogenicityNeuronsMutationsHyperexcitabilityAxonsResponse