2023
Paclitaxel effects on axonal localization and vesicular trafficking of NaV1.8
Baker C, Tyagi S, Higerd-Rusli G, Liu S, Zhao P, Dib-Hajj F, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S. Paclitaxel effects on axonal localization and vesicular trafficking of NaV1.8. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2023, 16: 1130123. PMID: 36860665, PMCID: PMC9970094, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1130123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyDorsal root gangliaPTX treatmentDRG axonsEffect of paclitaxelVoltage-gated sodium channel NaPain syndromePeripheral neuropathyDRG neuronsSodium channel NaRoot gangliaCell cycle arrestNeuronal somataSensory neuronsSide effectsTherapeutic targetingTumor growthPaclitaxel effectAntineoplastic agentsAxonal localizationPaclitaxelNumber of NaAxonal compartmentAxonsChannel Na
2012
Functional profiles of SCN9A variants in dorsal root ganglion neurons and superior cervical ganglion neurons correlate with autonomic symptoms in small fibre neuropathy
Han C, Hoeijmakers JG, Liu S, Gerrits MM, Morsche R, Lauria G, Dib-Hajj SD, Drenth JP, Faber CG, Merkies IS, Waxman SG. Functional profiles of SCN9A variants in dorsal root ganglion neurons and superior cervical ganglion neurons correlate with autonomic symptoms in small fibre neuropathy. Brain 2012, 135: 2613-2628. PMID: 22826602, DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsSevere autonomic dysfunctionSmall fiber neuropathySuperior cervical ganglion neuronsSympathetic ganglion neuronsAutonomic dysfunctionGanglion neuronsDorsal root gangliaAutonomic symptomsRoot gangliaSmall-diameter peripheral axonsSensory dorsal root gangliaSuperior cervical ganglionPeripheral nervous systemChannel slow inactivationDetectable changeNeuropathic painSCN9A geneCervical ganglionSympathetic neuronsPeripheral axonsNeuropathyPatientsDistal extremitiesNervous system
2004
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