2005
Contactin regulates the current density and axonal expression of tetrodotoxin‐resistant but not tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium channels in DRG neurons
Rush AM, Craner MJ, Kageyama T, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG, Ranscht B. Contactin regulates the current density and axonal expression of tetrodotoxin‐resistant but not tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium channels in DRG neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 22: 39-49. PMID: 16029194, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04186.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell MembraneCells, CulturedContactinsDown-RegulationGanglia, SpinalMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Fibers, UnmyelinatedNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesNociceptorsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlant LectinsSodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsTTX-S channelsDRG neuronsSodium channelsSmall-diameter dorsal root ganglion neuronsSmall-diameter DRG neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsTetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsChannel isoformsNociceptive DRG neuronsTTX-sensitive sodium channelsSodium channel Nav1.2Patch-clamp recordingsSodium channel isoformsPositive neuronsGanglion neuronsSciatic nerveCell surface expressionIsolectin B4Axonal expressionUnmyelinated axonsMammalian neuronal cellsLitter matesNav1.9Neuronal cells
2003
Patterned electrical activity modulates sodium channel expression in sensory neurons
Klein JP, Tendi EA, Dib‐Hajj S, Fields RD, Waxman SG. Patterned electrical activity modulates sodium channel expression in sensory neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2003, 74: 192-198. PMID: 14515348, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCells, CulturedDown-RegulationElectric StimulationFetusGanglia, SpinalImmunohistochemistryMiceNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Growth FactorNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPeripheral NervesPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsConceptsExpression of Nav1.3Sodium channel expressionNerve growth factorSensory neuronsChannel expressionDorsal root ganglion neuronsEctopic neuronal dischargesPatterned electrical activitySodium channel Nav1.3Development of hyperexcitabilityPeripheral nerve injuryMouse sensory neuronsNeuronal activity levelsSubtype-specific mannerQuantitative polymerase chain reactionNav1.9 mRNANeuropathic painNerve injuryGanglion neuronsNeurotrophic factorPolymerase chain reactionNeuronal dischargeNeuronal activityElectrical stimulationNav1.8
1999
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 NGF