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
2000
Sodium channels and the molecular pathophysiology of pain
Cummins T, Dib-Hajj S, Black J, Waxman S. Sodium channels and the molecular pathophysiology of pain. Progress In Brain Research 2000, 129: 3-19. PMID: 11098678, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(00)29002-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGanglia, SpinalHumansInflammationNerve Growth FactorsNeuronsPainSodium ChannelsConceptsDorsal root gangliaTrigeminal neuronsSodium channelsAction potentialsDorsal root ganglion neuronsSpontaneous action potential activityMolecular pathophysiologyPrimary sensory neuronsPeripheral target tissuesAction potential activitySodium channel expressionChain of neuronsPathological burstingNerve injuryNociceptive pathwaysChronic painGanglion neuronsRoot gangliaSensory neuronsChannel expressionSomatosensory systemPainNeuronsTarget tissuesPathophysiology
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
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