2024
The evolution of patch-clamp electrophysiology: robotic, multiplex, and dynamic.
Ghovanloo M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. The evolution of patch-clamp electrophysiology: robotic, multiplex, and dynamic. Molecular Pharmacology 2024 PMID: 39164111, DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.124.000954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatch-clamp techniquePatch-clamp electrophysiologyPatch clampVoltage- and current-clamp modesIon channelsContribution of ion channelsCurrent-clamp modePatch-clamp methodOhm's lawDynamic-clampGating mechanisms of ion channelsMuscle cellsCardiac excitabilityGold standardExcitable cellsReceptorsGate conductionElectrophysiologyNeuronsElectrogenesisSimultaneous recordingCellsHigh-throughput automated platformMechanisms of ion channelsGating mechanism
2023
High-throughput combined voltage-clamp/current-clamp analysis of freshly isolated neurons
Ghovanloo M, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Kiziltug E, Estacion M, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. High-throughput combined voltage-clamp/current-clamp analysis of freshly isolated neurons. Cell Reports Methods 2023, 3: 100385. PMID: 36814833, PMCID: PMC9939380, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCurrent-clamp recordingsCurrent-clamp analysisVoltage-gated sodium channelsPatch-clamp techniqueExcitable cellsGanglion neuronsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronal cellsNeuronsGold standard methodologySodium channelsCellular levelRobotic instrumentsCellsDrug screeningSame cellsIntact tissueRecordings