2024
TRPM8 Mutations Associated With Persistent Pain After Surgical Injury of Corneal Trigeminal Axons
Ghovanloo M, Effraim P, Tyagi S, Aldrich A, Cheng X, Yuan J, Schulman B, Jacobs D, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. TRPM8 Mutations Associated With Persistent Pain After Surgical Injury of Corneal Trigeminal Axons. Neurology Genetics 2024, 10: e200206. PMID: 39555137, PMCID: PMC11567650, DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser-assisted in situ keratomileusisPostoperative ocular painTrigeminal ganglion neuronsOcular painMultielectrode array recordingsPersistent painGanglion neuronsLaser-assisted in situ keratomileusis surgeryAxonal injuryRat trigeminal ganglion neuronsTransient receptor potential cation channelCorneal refractive surgeryMultielectrode arraysAnalysis of patientsPatch-clamp analysisGenomic analysis of patientsWild-typePatch-clamp resultsExposure to mentholRefractive surgeryHyperpolarizing directionNeuronal hyperexcitabilityPain-freeTrigeminal axonsWT channels
2023
Genetic, electrophysiological, and pathological studies on patients with SCN9A‐related pain disorders
Yuan J, Cheng X, Matsuura E, Higuchi Y, Ando M, Hashiguchi A, Yoshimura A, Nakachi R, Mine J, Taketani T, Maeda K, Kawakami S, Kira R, Tanaka S, Kanai K, Dib‐Hajj F, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman S, Takashima H. Genetic, electrophysiological, and pathological studies on patients with SCN9A‐related pain disorders. Journal Of The Peripheral Nervous System 2023, 28: 597-607. PMID: 37555797, DOI: 10.1111/jns.12590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal extreme pain disorderPainful peripheral neuropathyPain disordersSCN9A mutationsPeripheral neuropathyNovel SCN9A mutationsVoltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7Sodium channel Nav1.7Steady-state fast inactivationGene panel sequencingPatch-clamp analysisAutonomic neuropathyNeuropathic painSCN9A geneClinical featuresUnderlying pathogenesisPathological studiesPatientsChannel Nav1.7EM phenotypePhenotypic spectrumNeuropathyNav1.7 channelsPatch-clamp systemElectrophysiological analysis
2006
Sporadic onset of erythermalgia: A gain‐of‐function mutation in Nav1.7
Han C, Rush AM, Dib‐Hajj S, Li S, Xu Z, Wang Y, Tyrrell L, Wang X, Yang Y, Waxman SG. Sporadic onset of erythermalgia: A gain‐of‐function mutation in Nav1.7. Annals Of Neurology 2006, 59: 553-558. PMID: 16392115, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceCell LineChinaDNA Mutational AnalysisDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationErythromelalgiaExonsFamily HealthHumansLeucineMaleMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMutationNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenylalanineSodium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsSporadic casesPeripheral sensory neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp analysisAsymptomatic family membersPatch-clamp analysisAutosomal dominant disorderMild thermal stimuliSporadic onsetSensory neuronsErythermalgiaAsymptomatic fatherSmall depolarizationSodium channelsFounder mutationDominant disorderClamp analysisChannel activationThermal stimuliPatientsFunction mutationsFamily membersMultigeneration familySingle amino acid substitutionAmino acid substitutionsChinese family
2001
Glycosylation Alters Steady-State Inactivation of Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Is Developmentally Regulated
Tyrrell L, Renganathan M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Glycosylation Alters Steady-State Inactivation of Sodium Channel Nav1.9/NaN in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Is Developmentally Regulated. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 9629-9637. PMID: 11739573, PMCID: PMC6763018, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-24-09629.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntibody SpecificityAxotomyCell MembraneCells, CulturedFemaleGanglia, SpinalGlycosylationImmunoblottingMembrane PotentialsN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuraminidaseNeuronsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveSodiumSodium ChannelsSubcellular FractionsTetrodotoxinTrigeminal GanglionConceptsImmunoreactive proteinMembrane fractionAdult DRG neuronsTranscription-PCR analysisHigh molecular weight immunoreactive proteinTheoretical molecular weightWhole-cell patch-clamp analysisLong transcriptsGlycosylation statePatch-clamp analysisAdult tissuesLarge proteinsLimited glycosylationEnzymatic deglycosylationExtensive glycosylationState of glycosylationProteinAdult dorsal root gangliaGlycosylationNative neuronsDevelopmental changesInactivationMembrane preparationsDRG neuronsDorsal root ganglia