2008
NaV1.7 Gain-of-Function Mutations as a Continuum: A1632E Displays Physiological Changes Associated with Erythromelalgia and Paroxysmal Extreme Pain Disorder Mutations and Produces Symptoms of Both Disorders
Estacion M, Dib-Hajj SD, Benke PJ, Morsche R, Eastman EM, Macala LJ, Drenth JP, Waxman SG. NaV1.7 Gain-of-Function Mutations as a Continuum: A1632E Displays Physiological Changes Associated with Erythromelalgia and Paroxysmal Extreme Pain Disorder Mutations and Produces Symptoms of Both Disorders. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 11079-11088. PMID: 18945915, PMCID: PMC6671384, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3443-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCells, CulturedChildDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationErythromelalgiaGanglia, SpinalGlutamic AcidHumansMaleMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMutationNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium ChannelsSomatoform DisordersTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsParoxysmal extreme pain disorderDorsal root gangliaTrigeminal ganglion neuronsClinical phenotypeGanglion neuronsMixed clinical phenotypePersistent inward currentsFunction mutationsPatch-clamp analysisPEPD mutationsPain disordersFast inactivationRoot gangliaInward currentsDistinct disordersCurrent clampErythromelalgiaDisordersPainChannel functionVoltage dependencePhysiological changesNeuronsIEMPhenotype
1991
Acute electrophysiological responses of bradykinin‐stimulated human fibroblasts.
Estacion M. Acute electrophysiological responses of bradykinin‐stimulated human fibroblasts. The Journal Of Physiology 1991, 436: 603-620. PMID: 1648132, PMCID: PMC1181524, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1991.sp018569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFura-2 fluorescencePipette solutionIon substitution experimentsGTP gamma SReversal potentialBradykinin stimulationPresence of GTPHuman dermal fibroblastsGamma SPatch-clamp techniqueNon-specific cation channelsBradykinin additionDermal fibroblastsIntracellular calciumLittle voltage dependencePatch-clamped cellsTail current analysisAcute responseInward currentsCalcium ionophoreOutward currentsNear baselineCation channelsElectrophysiological responsesBradykinin