2018
Resilience to Pain: A Peripheral Component Identified Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Dynamic Clamp
Mis MA, Yang Y, Tanaka BS, Gomis-Perez C, Liu S, Dib-Hajj F, Adi T, Garcia-Milian R, Schulman BR, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG. Resilience to Pain: A Peripheral Component Identified Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Dynamic Clamp. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 39: 382-392. PMID: 30459225, PMCID: PMC6335750, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2433-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildChronic PainErythromelalgiaExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsExomeFemaleGanglia, SpinalHumansImmunohistochemistryIndividualityInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKCNQ Potassium ChannelsMaleMembrane PotentialsNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPain MeasurementPatch-Clamp TechniquesResilience, PsychologicalSensory Receptor CellsConceptsWhole-exome sequencingPeripheral sensory neuronsSensory neuronsSpecific gene variantsGene variantsPluripotent stem cell-derived sensory neuronsInterindividual differencesDorsal root ganglion neuronsExome sequencingDifferent pain profilesDRG neuron excitabilityDynamic clampPeripheral nervous systemStem cellsPain ProfilePluripotent stem cellsChronic painPeripheral mechanismsGanglion neuronsNeuron excitabilityPainNervous systemHuman genetic modelsNeuronsDifferent gene variants
2016
Pharmacotherapy for Pain in a Family With Inherited Erythromelalgia Guided by Genomic Analysis and Functional Profiling
Geha P, Yang Y, Estacion M, Schulman BR, Tokuno H, Apkarian AV, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG. Pharmacotherapy for Pain in a Family With Inherited Erythromelalgia Guided by Genomic Analysis and Functional Profiling. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 659. PMID: 27088781, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAdultAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticBrainCarbamazepineChronic PainDNA Mutational AnalysisDouble-Blind MethodElectric StimulationErythromelalgiaFemaleGanglia, SpinalHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMutationNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPain MeasurementRegression AnalysisSensory Receptor CellsConceptsMean episode durationDRG neuronsPatient 1Nav1.7 mutationEpisode durationDorsal root ganglion neuronsPlacebo-controlled studyMaintenance periodAttenuation of painEffects of carbamazepineBrain activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingT mutationMutant channelsFunctional magnetic resonanceNeuropathic painSecondary somatosensoryChronic painPain areaPatient 2Ganglion neuronsEffective pharmacotherapyNight awakeningsPlacebo