2018
Differential aging‐related changes in neurophysiology and gene expression in IB4‐positive and IB4‐negative nociceptive neurons
Mis MA, Rogers MF, Jeffries AR, Wilbrey AL, Chen L, Yang Y, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG, Stevens EB, Randall AD. Differential aging‐related changes in neurophysiology and gene expression in IB4‐positive and IB4‐negative nociceptive neurons. Aging Cell 2018, 17: e12795. PMID: 29943484, PMCID: PMC6052481, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIB4-negative neuronsIB4-positive neuronsIsolectin B4Age-dependent changesTTX-resistant sodium currentsProperties of nociceptorsDorsal root gangliaCurrent-clamp experimentsAging-related changesMiddle-aged rodentsHigh input resistancePain prevalenceNociceptive neuronsPain treatmentNociceptor excitabilityMembrane potentialPain sensitivityRoot gangliaCultured neuronsNeurons pointsRepetitive firingSodium currentWindow currentNociceptorsNeurons
2000
Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors
Fjell J, Hjelmström P, Hormuzdiar W, Milenkovic M, Aglieco F, Tyrrell L, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Black J. Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors. Neuroreport 2000, 11: 199-202. PMID: 10683857, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200001170-00039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsCorneaFemaleGanglia, SpinalImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMolecular Sequence DataMyelin SheathNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve FibersNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesNociceptorsPresynaptic TerminalsRanvier's NodesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsSciatic nerveSmall diameter primary sensory neuronsSodium currentTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsPrimary sensory neuronsAxonal sodium currentsNodes of RanvierNociceptive transmissionChannel immunoreactivityGanglion neuronsUnmyelinated fibersAxon terminalsSensory neuronsNerveImmunoreactivityAxonsNeuronsSpecific peptidesNociceptorsIB4CorneaAntibodies