1999
In Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. In Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 81: 803-810. PMID: 10036280, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsNerve growth factorPA/pFDRG neuronsHigh antibody titersSodium current densityNGF-deprived neuronsSodium currentAntibody titersAdult ratsSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsTTX-R currentsSodium channel expressionMRNA hybridization signalsPathological painThermal hypoalgesiaGanglion neuronsControl neuronsIsolectin IB4Channel expressionNGF deprivationMRNA expressionNeurons
1997
TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells
Gu X, Dib-Hajj S, Rizzo M, Waxman S. TTX-Sensitive and -Resistant Na+ Currents, and mRNA for the TTX-Resistant rH1 Channel, Are Expressed in B104 Neuroblastoma Cells. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 236-246. PMID: 9120565, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB104 neuroblastoma cellsTTX-resistant channelsB104 cellsNeuroblastoma cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodAbsence of TTXTTX-resistant currentTTX-sensitive currentsPresence of TTXPA/pFTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLong QT syndromeCell linesSteady-state inactivationNeuroblastoma cell linesAlpha-subunit mRNAPatch-clamp methodTTX-sensitiveHalf-maximal inhibitionInactivation time constantsChannel mRNATTXMembrane excitabilitySubunit mRNAsRT-PCR
1996
Action potential-like responses in B 104 cells with low Na+ channel densities
Gu X, Waxman S. Action potential-like responses in B 104 cells with low Na+ channel densities. Brain Research 1996, 735: 50-58. PMID: 8905169, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00604-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potential-like responsesB104 cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodB104 neuroblastoma cellsPA/pFCurrent-clamp modeSteady-state inactivationAction potential generationPatch-clamp methodMicroM TTXNeuroblastoma cellsPrepulse potentialPotential generationResponse amplitudeCellsResponseStimuli