2000
Nerve growth factor maintains potassium conductance after nerve injury in adult cutaneous afferent dorsal root ganglion neurons
Everill B, Kocsis J. Nerve growth factor maintains potassium conductance after nerve injury in adult cutaneous afferent dorsal root ganglion neurons. Neuroscience 2000, 100: 417-422. PMID: 11008179, PMCID: PMC2605351, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(00)00263-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient A-currentNerve growth factorDorsal root ganglion neuronsK currentsNerve ligationGrowth factorA-currentGanglion neuronsSciatic nerveWhole-cell patch-clamp techniquePotassium conductanceDistal nerve segmentsAfferent cell bodiesMini-osmotic pumpsVoltage-dependent potassium conductancePatch-clamp techniqueTransient potassium currentAppropriate ion replacementNerve growth factor treatmentGrowth factor treatmentNerve injuryNerve crushNerve segmentsCutaneous afferentsControl neuronsExcitability changes of dorsal root axons following nerve injury: implications for injury-induced changes in axonal Na+ channels
Nonaka T, Honmou O, Sakai J, Hashi K, Kocsis J. Excitability changes of dorsal root axons following nerve injury: implications for injury-induced changes in axonal Na+ channels. Brain Research 2000, 859: 280-285. PMID: 10719075, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)01979-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root axonsNerve injuryDorsal rootsAction potentialsCutaneous afferent axonsSciatic nerve ligationAfferent cell bodiesInjury-induced changesRat dorsal rootSucrose gap chamberTarget disconnectionNerve ligationExcitability changesSpinal cordAfferent axonsTrophic supportRoot ligationRefractory periodCell bodiesElectrophysiological recordingsAxonsInjuryDepolarizationLigationPrevious studies
1998
The delayed depolarization in rat cutaneous afferent axons is reduced following nerve transection and ligation, but not crush: Implications for injury‐induced axonal NA + channel reorganization
Sakai J, Honmou O, Kocsis J, Hashi K. The delayed depolarization in rat cutaneous afferent axons is reduced following nerve transection and ligation, but not crush: Implications for injury‐induced axonal NA + channel reorganization. Muscle & Nerve 1998, 21: 1040-1047. PMID: 9655122, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199808)21:8<1040::aid-mus8>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous afferent axonsNerve injurySural nerveNerve transectionAfferent axonsAction potentialsCell bodiesCutaneous afferent neuronsPeripheral nerve injuryAfferent cell bodiesSucrose gap chamberRat sural nerveTarget disconnectionAfferent neuronsPeripheral targetsAxonal NaNerveRefractory periodAxonsTransectionCompound actionDepolarizationSimilar changesInjuryTarget connections