2012
Gain-of-function Nav1.8 mutations in painful neuropathy
Faber CG, Lauria G, Merkies IS, Cheng X, Han C, Ahn HS, Persson AK, Hoeijmakers JG, Gerrits MM, Pierro T, Lombardi R, Kapetis D, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG. Gain-of-function Nav1.8 mutations in painful neuropathy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 19444-19449. PMID: 23115331, PMCID: PMC3511073, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1216080109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPainful peripheral neuropathySmall fiber neuropathyPainful neuropathyPeripheral neuropathyPainful small fiber neuropathyDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsApparent underlying causePeripheral nerve axonsDRG neuronsGanglion neuronsNeuropathyNerve axonsUnderlying causeFunction variantsCurrent clampPatientsPotential pathogenicityNeuronsMutationsHyperexcitabilityAxonsResponse
1994
Anoxic injury of rat optic nerve: ultrastructural evidence for coupling between Na+ influx and Ca2+-mediated injury in myelinated CNS axons
Waxman S, Black J, Ransom B, Stys P. Anoxic injury of rat optic nerve: ultrastructural evidence for coupling between Na+ influx and Ca2+-mediated injury in myelinated CNS axons. Brain Research 1994, 644: 197-204. PMID: 8050031, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91680-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveOptic nerve axonsRat optic nerveNerve axonsBrain slice chamberCompound action potentialLoss of cristaeMicroM tetrodotoxinAnoxic injuryNormoxic controlsNerveAstrocyte processesPerinodal astrocyte processesWhite matterMyelinated axonsAstrocytic processesCNS axonsTetrodotoxinAction potentialsSlice chamberAxonsLoss of microtubulesCytoskeletal damageInjuryNormoxic conditions
1993
Protection of the axonal cytoskeleton in anoxic optic nerve by decreased extracellular calcium
Waxman S, Black J, Ransom B, Stys P. Protection of the axonal cytoskeleton in anoxic optic nerve by decreased extracellular calcium. Brain Research 1993, 614: 137-145. PMID: 8348309, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(93)91027-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtificial cerebrospinal fluidMin of anoxiaOptic nerveZero-Ca2White matterAnoxic injuryCNS white matter tractAxonal cytoskeletonOptic nerve axonsCNS white matterRat optic nerveInflux of Ca2White matter tractsLoss of cristaeDisorganization of cristaeMembranous profilesUltrastructure of axonsAbnormal influxCerebrospinal fluidExtracellular calciumNerveMyelinated axonsNerve axonsNormal Ca2Axons
1985
Rat optic nerve: Disruption of gliogenesis with 5-azacytidine during early postnatal development
Ransom B, Yamate C, Black J, Waxman S. Rat optic nerve: Disruption of gliogenesis with 5-azacytidine during early postnatal development. Brain Research 1985, 337: 41-49. PMID: 2408709, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91607-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveGlial cellsOptic nerve axonsRat optic nerveCompound action potentialEarly postnatal developmentDays of ageOlder nervesNeonatal treatmentBrain extracellular spaceNeuroglial interactionsElectrophysiological studiesNervePostnatal developmentAction potentialsNerve axonsExcitability propertiesMarked reductionMyelin formationGliogenesisMitotic inhibitorsIonic homeostasisExtracellular spaceAgeAnimals
1984
Postnatal differentiation of rat optic nerve fibers: Electron microscopic observations on the development of nodes of Ranvier and axoglial relations
Hildebrand C, Waxman S. Postnatal differentiation of rat optic nerve fibers: Electron microscopic observations on the development of nodes of Ranvier and axoglial relations. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1984, 224: 25-37. PMID: 6715578, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902240103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerve fibersOptic nerve fibersNerve fibersUnmyelinated optic nerve axonsPostnatal differentiationOptic nerve axonsPerinodal astrocytic processesAxoglial signallingNodes of RanvierVesiculotubular profilesOptic nerveRat pupsCompact myelin sheathAxolemmal undercoatingAstrocytic processesNerve axonsAxonal diameterMyelin sheathAxon segmentsAxonsAxolemmaRanvierDaysElectron microscopic observationsFunctional differentiation
1982
Rat optic nerve: Electrophysiological, pharmacological and anatomical studies during development
Foster R, Connors B, Waxman S. Rat optic nerve: Electrophysiological, pharmacological and anatomical studies during development. Brain Research 1982, 3: 371-386. PMID: 7066695, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(82)90005-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialAction potentialsConduction velocityOptic nerveOptic nerve axonsShort latency peaksRat optic nerveAxonal membrane propertiesShort-latency componentsSixth postnatal dayOnset of myelinationWeeks of ageRelative refractory periodDays of ageGlial cellsPostnatal dayRefractory periodNerve axonsAxonal diameterLatency componentsCalcium conductanceAxonal sizeMyelinationNerve growthLatency peaks