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 neuronsSynaptic Reorganization in the Substantia Gelatinosa After Peripheral Nerve Neuroma Formation: Aberrant Innervation of Lamina II Neurons by Aβ Afferents
Kohama I, Ishikawa K, Kocsis J. Synaptic Reorganization in the Substantia Gelatinosa After Peripheral Nerve Neuroma Formation: Aberrant Innervation of Lamina II Neurons by Aβ Afferents. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 1538-1549. PMID: 10662843, PMCID: PMC2605372, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-04-01538.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamina II neuronsSciatic nerve sectionLaminae IIINeuroma formationNerve sectionLamina IIDorsal hornNerve stimulationMonosynaptic EPSPsAbeta fibersControl slicesSpinal cord dorsal horn neuronsExtracellular field potential recordingsLow-threshold stimulationDorsal horn neuronsDorsal root axonsLow-threshold mechanoreceptorsSpinal cord slicesShort-latency responsesTransverse slice preparationHorseradish peroxidase labelingField potential recordingsLaminae IAberrant innervationSubstantia gelatinosa
1991
Differential sensitivity to hypoxia of the peripheral versus central trajectory of primary afferent axons
Utzschneider D, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Differential sensitivity to hypoxia of the peripheral versus central trajectory of primary afferent axons. Brain Research 1991, 551: 136-141. PMID: 1913145, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90924-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal columnsDorsal rootsAfferent fibersCentral nervous system componentsPrimary afferent fibersSucrose gap chamberAction potential amplitudePrimary afferent axonsCompound action potentialDorsal spinal rootsNervous system componentsAxonal trunksPeripheral nervesSpinal cordSpinal rootsAfferent axonsCNS portionSchwann cellsAdult ratsPotential amplitudeAxon branchesAction potentialsHypoxiaMembrane potential changesMembrane depolarization
1988
Buspirone attenuates synaptic activation of hippocampal pyramidal cells
Mauk, Peroutka S, Kocsis J. Buspirone attenuates synaptic activation of hippocampal pyramidal cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 1-11. PMID: 3339401, PMCID: PMC6569355, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-01-00001.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsPyramidal cellsStratum radiatumSynaptic activationAfferent fibersHippocampal CA1 pyramidal cellsInput resistanceStimulation of afferentsEffects of buspironeCA1 pyramidal cellsHippocampal pyramidal cellsPostsynaptic potentialsPresynaptic fibersConduction slowingFiber excitabilitySpike activityAnxiolytic agentsBuspironeRefractory periodRadiatumRapid hyperpolarizationReceptor sitesMeasurable effectExcitabilityMembrane potential
1982
Intra-axonal recordings in rat dorsal column axons: membrane hyperpolarization and decreased excitability precede the primary afferent depolarization
Kocsis J, Waxman S. Intra-axonal recordings in rat dorsal column axons: membrane hyperpolarization and decreased excitability precede the primary afferent depolarization. Brain Research 1982, 238: 222-227. PMID: 6282392, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90787-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary afferent depolarizationIntra-axonal recordingsRat lumbosacral spinal cordDorsal column stimulationDorsal root potentialsLumbosacral spinal cordDorsal column axonsDorsal columnsDorsal rootsAxonal depolarizationRoot potentialsSpinal cordGABA responsesNeuronal elementsIntracellular correlatesProlonged depolarizationMembrane hyperpolarizationHyperpolarizationDepolarizationExcitability
1981
Modulation of Parallel Fiber Excitability by Postsynaptically Mediated Changes in Extracellular Potassium
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Ransom B, Waxman S. Modulation of Parallel Fiber Excitability by Postsynaptically Mediated Changes in Extracellular Potassium. Science 1981, 214: 339-341. PMID: 7280695, DOI: 10.1126/science.7280695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic field potentialsField potentialsParallel fiber stimulationExtracellular potassium concentrationRat cerebellar cortexParallel fibersAfferent fibersPostsynaptic elementsFiber excitabilityCerebellar cortexExtracellular potassiumFiber stimulationExcitabilityMarked increasePotassium concentrationStimulationMolecular layer