2021
Contributions of NaV1.8 and NaV1.9 to excitability in human induced pluripotent stem-cell derived somatosensory neurons
Alsaloum M, Labau JIR, Liu S, Estacion M, Zhao P, Dib-Hajj F, Waxman SG. Contributions of NaV1.8 and NaV1.9 to excitability in human induced pluripotent stem-cell derived somatosensory neurons. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 24283. PMID: 34930944, PMCID: PMC8688473, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03608-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAutopsyCell DifferentiationElectrophysiologyHumansImmunohistochemistryInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMembrane PotentialsMutationNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuronsNeurosciencesPainPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein IsoformsSensory Receptor CellsSomatosensory CortexConceptsNeuronal excitabilitySomatosensory neuronsPluripotent stem cell-derived sensory neuronsDynamic clamp electrophysiologyTreatment of painPromising novel modalityVoltage-gated sodium channelsSodium channel isoformsNeuronal membrane potentialGenetic knockout modelsNav1.9 currentsPharmacologic blockSensory neuronsNav1.8Cellular correlatesRepetitive firingClamp electrophysiologyExcitabilityNeuronal backgroundNovel modalityChannel isoformsSodium channelsNeuronsNav1.9Knockout models
2013
Sodium Channels Contribute to Degeneration of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurites Induced by Mitochondrial Dysfunction in an In Vitro Model of Axonal Injury
Persson AK, Kim I, Zhao P, Estacion M, Black JA, Waxman SG. Sodium Channels Contribute to Degeneration of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurites Induced by Mitochondrial Dysfunction in an In Vitro Model of Axonal Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 19250-19261. PMID: 24305821, PMCID: PMC6618782, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2148-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCell DeathCells, CulturedGanglia, SpinalHumansHydrogen PeroxideImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotubulesMitochondrial DiseasesNerve DegenerationNeuritesOxidantsRotenoneSodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsSodium-Calcium ExchangerSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseTetrodotoxinThioureaUncoupling AgentsConceptsAxonal degenerationNeurite degenerationSodium channelsKB-R7943Mouse peripheral sensory neuronsRotenone-induced mitochondrial dysfunctionOxidative stressMitochondrial dysfunctionPeripheral sensory neuronsDorsal root gangliaPeripheral nervous systemDegeneration of neuritesMitochondrial functionVoltage-gated sodium channelsMultiple neurodegenerative disordersSodium-calcium exchangerImpaired mitochondrial functionInjurious cascadeAxonal injuryActivity blockadeRoot gangliaAxonal neuropathySensory neuronsNCX activityDysfunctional intracellular
2005
Down-regulation of delta-opioid receptors in Na+/H+ exchanger 1 null mutant mouse brain with epilepsy
Zhao P, Ma M, Qian H, Xia Y. Down-regulation of delta-opioid receptors in Na+/H+ exchanger 1 null mutant mouse brain with epilepsy. Neuroscience Research 2005, 53: 442-446. PMID: 16297477, DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2005.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta-opioid receptorsDOR expressionHippocampal regionGenesis of epilepsyMutant mouse brainNHE1-null miceHippocampal CA1CA3 regionEpilepsy phenotypeEpileptic activityTemporal cortexMouse brainNull miceAutoradiographic resultsUnderlying mechanismEpilepsyImmunohistochemistryCortexMiceBrainReceptorsExpressionNull mutationHippocampusNew clues