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
1999
Differential role of GDNF and NGF in the maintenance of two TTX-resistant sodium channels in adult DRG neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Dib-Hajj S, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. Differential role of GDNF and NGF in the maintenance of two TTX-resistant sodium channels in adult DRG neurons. Brain Research 1999, 67: 267-282. PMID: 10216225, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAxotomyCell SizeCell SurvivalDown-RegulationDrug ResistanceFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene ExpressionGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorLectinsMembrane PotentialsNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinUp-RegulationConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsSNS/PN3Small DRG neuronsTTX-R currentsDRG neuronsIB4- neuronsSodium currentElectrophysiological propertiesSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsAxotomized DRG neuronsTTX-S currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp studiesTTX-resistant sodium channelsSciatic nerve transectionAdult DRG neuronsDifferent electrophysiological propertiesNear-normal levelsPatch-clamp studiesNerve transectionGDNF treatmentNeurotrophins NGFGanglion neuronsIsolectin IB4Exogenous NGF