Changes in the expression of tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium channels within dorsal root ganglia neurons in inflammatory pain
Black JA, Liu S, Tanaka M, Cummins TR, Waxman SG. Changes in the expression of tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium channels within dorsal root ganglia neurons in inflammatory pain. Pain 2004, 108: 237-247. PMID: 15030943, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2003.12.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrageenanCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalFunctional LateralityGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInflammationMaleMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPainPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsTTX-R currentsDorsal root gangliaDRG neuronsInflammatory painSodium channelsCarrageenan injectionProstaglandin E2TTX-R sodium channelsTetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsMultiple voltage-gated sodium channelsWhole-cell patch-clamp methodTTX-S sodium channelsTTX-R channelsTTX-S currentsSmall DRG neuronsInjection of carrageenanTTX-S channelsChronic inflammation resultsTetrodotoxin-resistant channelsVoltage-gated sodium channelsPatch-clamp methodUpregulation of mRNAAffected pawAcute administration