2014
Contribution of sodium channels to lamellipodial protrusion and Rac1 and ERK1/2 activation in ATP‐stimulated microglia
Persson A, Estacion M, Ahn H, Liu S, Stamboulian‐Platel S, Waxman SG, Black JA. Contribution of sodium channels to lamellipodial protrusion and Rac1 and ERK1/2 activation in ATP‐stimulated microglia. Glia 2014, 62: 2080-2095. PMID: 25043721, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCell MovementCells, CulturedEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression RegulationMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicrogliaMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPseudopodiaRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionSodium Channel BlockersConceptsActin-rich membrane protrusionsStream signaling cascadesAccumulation of Rac1Modulation of Rac1Sodium channel activityChannel activitySodium channelsP38α/βCellular polarizationMembrane protrusionsSignal transductionLamellipodial protrusionCellular pathwaysSignaling cascadesCoordinated processCytoskeletal elementsMembrane adhesionRac1Dependent pathwayPhosphorylated ERK1/2Central nervous systemATPERK1/2ATP stimulationActivated state
2008
Sodium channel activity modulates multiple functions in microglia
Black JA, Liu S, Waxman SG. Sodium channel activity modulates multiple functions in microglia. Glia 2008, 57: 1072-1081. PMID: 19115387, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesCytokinesGliosisInflammation MediatorsMicrogliaNAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsPhagocytosisPhenytoinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsIL-1 betaIL-1 alphaSodium channelsTNF-alphaPhagocytic activitySodium channel blockadeSodium channel Nav1.1Central nervous systemVoltage-gated sodium channelsSodium channel activitySodium channel isoformsActivated microgliaIL-10IL-6MCP-1Microglial migrationChannel Nav1.1Cultured microgliaIL-2IL-4MicroM TTXChannel blockadeMed miceMicrogliaTissue insult