2013
Wound-healing growth factor, basic FGF, induces Erk1/2-dependent mechanical hyperalgesia
Andres C, Hasenauer J, Ahn H, Joseph EK, Isensee J, Theis FJ, Allgöwer F, Levine JD, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman SG, Hucho T. Wound-healing growth factor, basic FGF, induces Erk1/2-dependent mechanical hyperalgesia. Pain 2013, 154: 2216-2226. PMID: 23867734, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound-healing factorsBasic fibroblast growth factorDorsal root gangliaDRG neuronsNociceptive neuronsGrowth factorMechanical hyperalgesiaPain sensitizationGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factorRat dorsal root gangliaLine-derived neurotrophic factorSingle-cell electrophysiological recordingsLumbar DRG neuronsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNerve growth factorWound healing growth factorsFibroblast growth factorTime-dependent mannerNeurotrophic factorRoot gangliaPolymerase chain reactionIntradermal injectionNav1.8 channelsBFGF treatmentElectrophysiological recordings
2003
Patterned electrical activity modulates sodium channel expression in sensory neurons
Klein JP, Tendi EA, Dib‐Hajj S, Fields RD, Waxman SG. Patterned electrical activity modulates sodium channel expression in sensory neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2003, 74: 192-198. PMID: 14515348, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCells, CulturedDown-RegulationElectric StimulationFetusGanglia, SpinalImmunohistochemistryMiceNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Growth FactorNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPeripheral NervesPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsConceptsExpression of Nav1.3Sodium channel expressionNerve growth factorSensory neuronsChannel expressionDorsal root ganglion neuronsEctopic neuronal dischargesPatterned electrical activitySodium channel Nav1.3Development of hyperexcitabilityPeripheral nerve injuryMouse sensory neuronsNeuronal activity levelsSubtype-specific mannerQuantitative polymerase chain reactionNav1.9 mRNANeuropathic painNerve injuryGanglion neuronsNeurotrophic factorPolymerase chain reactionNeuronal dischargeNeuronal activityElectrical stimulationNav1.8
2001
β1 adducin gene expression in DRG is developmentally regulated and is upregulated by glial-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor
Ghassemi F, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. β1 adducin gene expression in DRG is developmentally regulated and is upregulated by glial-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor. Brain Research 2001, 90: 118-124. PMID: 11406290, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(01)00091-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCells, CulturedCytoskeletonGanglia, SpinalGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorNerve Growth FactorNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuroprotective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsGlial-derived neurotrophic factorReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionNeurotrophic factorTrigeminal ganglionDRG culturesRat DRGGrowth factorDorsal root ganglion culturesAdult rat DRGRat dorsal root ganglion culturesSuperior cervical ganglionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionExpression levelsNerve growth factorNon-neural tissuesDRG tissueCervical ganglionSciatic nervePolymerase chain reactionGanglion culturesAdducin geneLevel of expressionGangliaLow expression levelsGene expression