2011
Intra- and Interfamily Phenotypic Diversity in Pain Syndromes Associated with a Gain-of-Function Variant of NaV1.7
Estación M, Han C, Choi JS, Hoeijmakers J, Lauria G, Drenth J, Gerrits MM, Dib-Hajj SD, Faber CG, Merkies I, Waxman SG. Intra- and Interfamily Phenotypic Diversity in Pain Syndromes Associated with a Gain-of-Function Variant of NaV1.7. Molecular Pain 2011, 7: 1744-8069-7-92. PMID: 22136189, PMCID: PMC3248882, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-7-92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal extreme pain disorderSmall fiber neuropathyDorsal root gangliaInherited ErythromelalgiaPain syndromeFunction variantsTrigeminal ganglionIdiopathic small fiber neuropathySevere facial painQuantitative sensory testingSympathetic ganglion neuronsDifferent clinical presentationsSodium channel Nav1.7Distal painNeuropathic painFacial painAutonomic symptomsDRG neuronsPain disordersClinical presentationClinical pictureSyndrome AssociatedGanglion neuronsRoot gangliaSkin biopsies
2010
Can robots patch‐clamp as well as humans? Characterization of a novel sodium channel mutation
Estacion M, Choi JS, Eastman EM, Lin Z, Li Y, Tyrrell L, Yang Y, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG. Can robots patch‐clamp as well as humans? Characterization of a novel sodium channel mutation. The Journal Of Physiology 2010, 588: 1915-1927. PMID: 20123784, PMCID: PMC2901980, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.186114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA sodium channel mutation linked to epilepsy increases ramp and persistent current of Nav1.3 and induces hyperexcitability in hippocampal neurons
Estacion M, Gasser A, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG. A sodium channel mutation linked to epilepsy increases ramp and persistent current of Nav1.3 and induces hyperexcitability in hippocampal neurons. Experimental Neurology 2010, 224: 362-368. PMID: 20420834, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal neuronsCardiac muscle sodium channelsCryptogenic partial epilepsyHippocampal neuron excitabilitySodium channelsSomatic pain disordersDifferent sodium channel isoformsHuman chromosome 2Sodium channel isoformsPain disordersPartial epilepsyNeuron excitabilityPathophysiological basisExcitability disordersSpontaneous firingSodium channel mutationsGene SCN1ASodium channelopathiesCharge-neutralizing mutationsRamp currentsMuscle sodium channelsChromosome 2Channel isoformsChannel mutationsFunctional analysis
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
2004
Activation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*
Estacion M, Li S, Sinkins W, Gosling M, Bahra P, Poll C, Westwick J, Schilling W. Activation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 22047-22056. PMID: 15023993, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402320200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalcium ChannelsCarbacholCell LineCell MembraneCholinergic AgonistsDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEnzyme InhibitorsHumansIonomycinIonophoresKineticsLac OperonMembrane PotentialsProtein BindingTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThapsigarginTime FactorsTransfectionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsReceptor stimulationTRPC6 currentsTRPC6 channelsSteep dose-response relationshipEffect of carbacholConcentrations of carbacholSteep concentration-response relationshipReceptor-mediated eventsActivation of TRPC6Channel activityDose-response relationshipWhole-cell membrane currentsSignificant acute effectConcentration-response relationshipCell membrane currentsAcute effectsCarbacholGeneration of DAGHuman embryonic kidney cellsPrior stimulationPatch pipetteTRPC6 activityEmbryonic kidney cellsMembrane currentsMembrane depolarization