2023
Lessons learned in translating pain knowledge into practice
Becker J, Effraim P, Dib-Hajj S, Rittner H. Lessons learned in translating pain knowledge into practice. PAIN Reports 2023, 8: e1100. PMID: 37928204, PMCID: PMC10624476, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain knowledgeCalcitonin gene-related peptide antagonistsGrowth factorNovel pain treatmentsClinical phase IISevere side effectsMechanisms of nociceptionBetter preclinical modelsNeuronal growth factorsHands of cliniciansLack of effectMore patientsMusculoskeletal painPain treatmentChronic painClinical updateNew analgesicsClinical trialsNeurokinin receptorsPreclinical modelsPreclinical studiesSide effectsPatientsJoint replacementAvailable evidence
2013
Wound-healing growth factor, basic FGF, induces Erk1/2-dependent mechanical hyperalgesia
Andres C, Hasenauer J, Ahn H, Joseph EK, Isensee J, Theis FJ, Allgöwer F, Levine JD, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman SG, Hucho T. Wound-healing growth factor, basic FGF, induces Erk1/2-dependent mechanical hyperalgesia. Pain 2013, 154: 2216-2226. PMID: 23867734, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound-healing factorsBasic fibroblast growth factorDorsal root gangliaDRG neuronsNociceptive neuronsGrowth factorMechanical hyperalgesiaPain sensitizationGlial cell line-derived neurotrophic factorRat dorsal root gangliaLine-derived neurotrophic factorSingle-cell electrophysiological recordingsLumbar DRG neuronsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNerve growth factorWound healing growth factorsFibroblast growth factorTime-dependent mannerNeurotrophic factorRoot gangliaPolymerase chain reactionIntradermal injectionNav1.8 channelsBFGF treatmentElectrophysiological recordings
2001
β1 adducin gene expression in DRG is developmentally regulated and is upregulated by glial-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor
Ghassemi F, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. β1 adducin gene expression in DRG is developmentally regulated and is upregulated by glial-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor. Brain Research 2001, 90: 118-124. PMID: 11406290, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(01)00091-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCells, CulturedCytoskeletonGanglia, SpinalGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorNerve Growth FactorNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuroprotective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsGlial-derived neurotrophic factorReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionNeurotrophic factorTrigeminal ganglionDRG culturesRat DRGGrowth factorDorsal root ganglion culturesAdult rat DRGRat dorsal root ganglion culturesSuperior cervical ganglionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionExpression levelsNerve growth factorNon-neural tissuesDRG tissueCervical ganglionSciatic nervePolymerase chain reactionGanglion culturesAdducin geneLevel of expressionGangliaLow expression levelsGene expression
1997
NGF has opposing effects on Na+ channel III and SNS gene expression in spinal sensory neurons
Black J, Langworthy K, Hinson A, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. NGF has opposing effects on Na+ channel III and SNS gene expression in spinal sensory neurons. Neuroreport 1997, 8: 2331-2335. PMID: 9243635, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199707070-00046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotrophin nerve growth factorSmall DRG neuronsExogenous NGFDRG neuronsDifferent sodium channel genesSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsSciatic nerve transectionMRNA levelsSpinal sensory neuronsNerve growth factorNerve transectionDRG culturesGanglion neuronsAlpha-IIIAdult ratsSensory neuronsPeripheral targetsSodium channel transcriptsMRNA expressionMembrane excitabilityNeuronsGrowth factorRetrograde transportChannel transcripts