2002
Axotomy does not up-regulate expression of sodium channel Nav1.8 in Purkinje cells
Black J, Dusart I, Sotelo C, Waxman S. Axotomy does not up-regulate expression of sodium channel Nav1.8 in Purkinje cells. Brain Research 2002, 101: 126-131. PMID: 12007840, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00200-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCerebellumDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryMultiple SclerosisNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPurkinje CellsRatsRats, WistarRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsUp-RegulationZebrafish ProteinsConceptsMultiple sclerosisPurkinje cellsSensory neuron-specific sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsAberrant expressionSodium channelsHuman multiple sclerosisPrimary sensory neuronsSodium channel Nav1.8Specific sodium channelsCerebellar Purkinje cellsGanglion neuronsSensory neuronsAxotomySurgical modelSodium channel transcriptsExperimental modelCerebellar functionChannel transcriptsNeuronsSitu hybridizationCellsExpressionNav1.8Sclerosis
2001
Transcriptional channelopathies: An emerging class of disorders
Waxman S. Transcriptional channelopathies: An emerging class of disorders. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2001, 2: 652-659. PMID: 11533733, DOI: 10.1038/35090026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve injuryMultiple sclerosisSodium channel geneTranscriptional channelopathiesChannel transcriptionPeripheral nerve injurySpinal sensory neuronsChannel genesExperimental nerve injuryFamily of disordersAction potential conductionAutoimmune channelopathiesDemyelinated nervesNeuropathic painDemyelinating conditionMotor abnormalitiesNeurotrophic factorClass of disordersSensory neuronsCalcium channelsChannel expressionCerebellar ataxiaPurkinje cellsPotential conductionChannelopathiesAcquired channelopathies in nerve injury and MS
Waxman S. Acquired channelopathies in nerve injury and MS. Neurology 2001, 56: 1621-1627. PMID: 11428390, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.12.1621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve injurySodium channelsSensory neuron-specific sodium channelsSodium channel geneChannel genesPeripheral nerve injurySpinal sensory neuronsPathophysiology of MSSubtype-specific drugsDistinct sodium channelsVoltage-gated sodium channelsSpecific sodium channelsAxonal transectionGenetic channelopathyPrototype disorderSensory neuronsPurkinje cellsTherapeutic opportunitiesChannelopathiesAbnormal expressionInjuryMolecular changesHyperexcitabilityCellsTransection
2000
Sensory neuron-specific sodium channel SNS is abnormally expressed in the brains of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and humans with multiple sclerosis
Black J, Dib-Hajj S, Baker D, Newcombe J, Cuzner M, Waxman S. Sensory neuron-specific sodium channel SNS is abnormally expressed in the brains of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and humans with multiple sclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 11598-11602. PMID: 11027357, PMCID: PMC17246, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.21.11598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental allergic encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisAllergic encephalomyelitisClinical abnormalitiesChannel expressionPurkinje cellsTrigeminal ganglion neuronsBrains of micePeripheral nervous systemSodium channel expressionIon channel expressionCerebellar Purkinje cellsAbnormal repertoiresAxonal degenerationControl miceGanglion neuronsControl subjectsMouse modelNormal brainAnimal modelsNervous systemNeurological diseasesSodium channelsProtein expressionAbnormal patterns
1996
Orphan nuclear receptor RORα gene: isoform-specific spatiotemporal expression during postnatal development of brain
Sashihara S, Felts P, Waxman S, Matsui T. Orphan nuclear receptor RORα gene: isoform-specific spatiotemporal expression during postnatal development of brain. Brain Research 1996, 42: 109-117. PMID: 8915586, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(96)00118-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsROR alphaAlpha cDNAOrphan nuclear receptor ROR alphaSpatiotemporal expressionN-terminal regionIsoform-specific regulationAlpha expressionSpecific transcriptsCell typesHybridization signalsPurkinje cellsCDNAExpressionPostnatal developmentRelative levelsRegulationCellsAlphaPostnatal maturationTranscriptsOlfactory bulbRodent brainIsoformsBrain regionsMaturation
1994
In situ hybridization localization of the Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA in rat CNS neurons
Oh Y, Sashihara S, Waxman S. In situ hybridization localization of the Na+ channel β1 subunit mRNA in rat CNS neurons. Neuroscience Letters 1994, 176: 119-122. PMID: 7970226, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90885-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta 1 mRNASpinal cordGranule cellsChannel beta 1 subunit (Na beta 1) mRNABeta 1 mRNA expressionDentate granule cellsAdult rat hippocampusCA1 pyramidal cellsRat CNS neuronsBeta 1 subunit mRNASitu hybridization histochemistryCNS neuronsPyramidal cellsRat hippocampusSitu hybridization localizationChannel β1Gray matterHybridization histochemistryPurkinje cellsMRNA expressionSubunit mRNAsModerate expressionDifferent neuronsStrong expressionNeurons