2023
Integrative miRNA–mRNA profiling of human epidermis: unique signature of SCN9A painful neuropathy
Andelic M, Salvi E, Marcuzzo S, Marchi M, Lombardi R, Cartelli D, Cazzato D, Mehmeti E, Gelemanovic A, Paolini M, Pardo C, D'Amato I, Hoeijmakers J, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Faber C, Lauria G. Integrative miRNA–mRNA profiling of human epidermis: unique signature of SCN9A painful neuropathy. Brain 2023, 146: 3049-3062. PMID: 36730021, PMCID: PMC10316770, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropathic painPain-related mechanismsCohort of patientsSmall nerve fibersUnmet clinical needPainful neuropathyTargeted molecular profilingNeuropathy painPathophysiological mechanismsAvailable therapiesPreclinical modelsNerve fibersLimited efficacyHealthy individualsPersonalized managementPotential drug candidatesTranslational gapPainClinical needGene targetsPatientsImmunofluorescence assaysMolecular profilingMiR-30 familyProtein expression
2000
Sensory neuron-specific sodium channel SNS is abnormally expressed in the brains of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and humans with multiple sclerosis
Black J, Dib-Hajj S, Baker D, Newcombe J, Cuzner M, Waxman S. Sensory neuron-specific sodium channel SNS is abnormally expressed in the brains of mice with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and humans with multiple sclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 11598-11602. PMID: 11027357, PMCID: PMC17246, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.21.11598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental allergic encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisAllergic encephalomyelitisClinical abnormalitiesChannel expressionPurkinje cellsTrigeminal ganglion neuronsBrains of micePeripheral nervous systemSodium channel expressionIon channel expressionCerebellar Purkinje cellsAbnormal repertoiresAxonal degenerationControl miceGanglion neuronsControl subjectsMouse modelNormal brainAnimal modelsNervous systemNeurological diseasesSodium channelsProtein expressionAbnormal patterns