2024
Functionally-selective inhibition of threshold sodium currents and excitability in dorsal root ganglion neurons by cannabinol
Ghovanloo M, Effraim P, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Functionally-selective inhibition of threshold sodium currents and excitability in dorsal root ganglion neurons by cannabinol. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 120. PMID: 38263462, PMCID: PMC10805714, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05781-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglionDorsal root ganglion neuronal excitabilityDorsal root ganglion neuronsNeuronal excitabilityCurrent-clamp analysisSteady-state inactivationVoltage-dependent sodiumSlow inactivated stateAutomated patch clamp platformMultielectrode array recordingsNav currentsNeuropathic painSodium currentRoot ganglionGanglion neuronsSlow inactivationInactivated stateCurrent inhibitorsIon channelsNeuronsInhibitory effectCannabinolArray recordingsEndocannabinoidCannabinoid
2023
Nav1.7 P610T mutation in two siblings with persistent ocular pain after corneal axon transection: impaired slow inactivation and hyperexcitable trigeminal neurons
Ghovanloo M, Effraim P, Yuan J, Schulman B, Jacobs D, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Nav1.7 P610T mutation in two siblings with persistent ocular pain after corneal axon transection: impaired slow inactivation and hyperexcitable trigeminal neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2023, 129: 609-618. PMID: 36722722, PMCID: PMC9988530, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00457.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent ocular painTrigeminal ganglion neuronsOcular painCorneal refractive surgeryGanglion neuronsRefractive surgeryAxonal injurySlow inactivationHuman pain modelTrigeminal afferent nervesTrigeminal ganglion axonsSmall subgroupPain-related disordersEffects of injurySodium channel Nav1.7Channel slow inactivationEye painPostoperative painMost patientsPain modelAfferent nervesPersistent painTrigeminal neuronsNav1.7 mutationAxon transection
2002
Nitric Oxide Blocks Fast, Slow, and Persistent Na+ Channels in C-Type DRG Neurons by S-Nitrosylation
Renganathan M, Cummins T, Waxman S. Nitric Oxide Blocks Fast, Slow, and Persistent Na+ Channels in C-Type DRG Neurons by S-Nitrosylation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2002, 87: 761-775. PMID: 11826045, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00369.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteady-state voltage-dependent inactivationDorsal root ganglion neuronsNitric oxide blockIncubation of neuronsNO scavenger hemoglobinSlow sodium channel inactivationNitric oxide donorFast TTXMembrane-permeable analogSlow TTXVoltage-dependent inactivationDRG neuronsGanglion neuronsSodium channel inactivationCurrent inhibitionOxide donorScavenger hemoglobinPersistent TTXPAPA-NONOateS-nitrosoTTXNeuronsChannel inactivationSlow inactivationCGMP-dependent protein kinase
2000
A double mutation in families with periodic paralysis defines new aspects of sodium channel slow inactivation
Bendahhou S, Cummins T, Hahn A, Langlois S, Waxman S, Ptácek L. A double mutation in families with periodic paralysis defines new aspects of sodium channel slow inactivation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 431-438. PMID: 10930446, PMCID: PMC314328, DOI: 10.1172/jci9654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel slow inactivationPeriodic paralysisSlow inactivationSodium channel slow inactivationMalignant hyperthermia susceptibilitySkeletal muscle disordersHuman skeletal muscleParalytic attacksMuscle disordersHyperkalemic periodic paralysisSkeletal muscleParalysisDisease-causing mutationsNovel mutationsHyperKPPChannel defectsMolecular determinantsAlpha subunitMutant channelsMutationsDouble mutationInactivationPatientsTransmembrane segments S5
1999
Activation and Inactivation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Role of Segment S5 Revealed by a Novel Hyperkalaemic Periodic Paralysis Mutation
Bendahhou S, Cummins T, Tawil R, Waxman S, Ptácek L. Activation and Inactivation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Role of Segment S5 Revealed by a Novel Hyperkalaemic Periodic Paralysis Mutation. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 4762-4771. PMID: 10366610, PMCID: PMC6782655, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-12-04762.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA PrimersGene ExpressionHumansHyperkalemiaIon Channel GatingKidneyKineticsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelParalyses, Familial PeriodicPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsSegments S5Point mutationsS5 segmentVoltage-Gated Sodium ChannelSodium channelsTransmembrane segments S5Cytoplasmic interfaceWild-type channelsParalysis phenotypeHomologous domainsVoltage-sensitive sodium channelsPotassium-aggravated myotoniaNew point mutationPhenylalanine substitutionSkeletal muscle disordersHyperkalaemic periodic paralysisFast inactivationSecond domainMutationsGenesChannel deactivationInactivationChannel activationSlow inactivationT704M mutation