2024
Compartment-specific regulation of NaV1.7 in sensory neurons after acute exposure to TNF-α
Tyagi S, Higerd-Rusli G, Ghovanloo M, Dib-Hajj F, Zhao P, Liu S, Kim D, Shim J, Park K, Waxman S, Choi J, Dib-Hajj S. Compartment-specific regulation of NaV1.7 in sensory neurons after acute exposure to TNF-α. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 113685. PMID: 38261513, PMCID: PMC10947185, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTNF-aSensory neuronsEffect of TNF-aSensory neuron excitabilityTumor necrosis factor-aRegulation of NaV1.7Voltage-gated sodiumPro-inflammatory cytokinesCompartment-specific effectsNeuronal plasma membraneSensitize nociceptorsNeuronal excitabilitySomatic membraneChannel N terminusElectrophysiological recordingsP38 MAPKIon channelsFactor AAcute exposureMolecular determinantsNeuronsAxonal endingsPhospho-acceptor sitesPlasma membraneCompartment-specific regulation
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