2011
Nav1.7 is the Predominant Sodium Channel in Rodent Olfactory Sensory Neurons
Ahn HS, Black JA, Zhao P, Tyrrell L, Waxman SG, Dib-Hajj SD. Nav1.7 is the Predominant Sodium Channel in Rodent Olfactory Sensory Neurons. Molecular Pain 2011, 7: 1744-8069-7-32. PMID: 21569247, PMCID: PMC3101130, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-7-32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationIn Situ HybridizationIon Channel GatingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelOlfactory MucosaOlfactory Receptor NeuronsPolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsConceptsDorsal root gangliaOlfactory sensory neuronsSodium channelsSensory neuronsNervous systemSodium channel transcriptsVoltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7Peripheral nervous systemCentral nervous systemCompound heterozygous lossSodium channel Nav1.7Channel transcriptsPeripheral olfactory sensory neuronsCongenital insensitivityRoot gangliaSympathetic neuronsOSN axonsOlfactory bulbPostsynaptic cellOlfactory epitheliumChannel Nav1.7Nav1.7Nav1.6 channelsNull miceAnosmia
2006
Rapid Hypoxia Preconditioning Protects Cortical Neurons From Glutamate Toxicity Through δ-Opioid Receptor
Zhang J, Qian H, Zhao P, Hong SS, Xia Y. Rapid Hypoxia Preconditioning Protects Cortical Neurons From Glutamate Toxicity Through δ-Opioid Receptor. Stroke 2006, 37: 1094-1099. PMID: 16514101, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000206444.29930.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta-opioid receptorsHypoxia preconditioningCortical neuronsNeuronal injuryGlutamate-induced neuronal injuryCultured rat cortical neuronsReceptor bindingSevere hypoxic injurySevere neuronal injuryRT-PCRCultured cortical neuronsMRNA levelsNMDA receptor expressionRat cortical neuronsΔ-opioid receptorsDOR mRNA levelsCulture day 8Short-term hypoxiaDOR mRNALactate dehydrogenase leakageHypoxic injuryGlutamate toxicityNeuronal viabilityReceptor expressionNeuroprotection