2015
Contactin-1 and Neurofascin-155/-186 Are Not Targets of Auto-Antibodies in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
Doppler K, Appeltshauser L, Krämer HH, Ng JK, Meinl E, Villmann C, Brophy P, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG, Weishaupt A, Sommer C. Contactin-1 and Neurofascin-155/-186 Are Not Targets of Auto-Antibodies in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0134274. PMID: 26218529, PMCID: PMC4517860, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifocal motor neuropathyMotor neuropathyContactin-1Neurofascin 155Multifocal motor neuropathy patientsChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathySubgroup of patientsNeurofascin-186Enzyme-linked immunosorbentHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsDemyelinating polyneuropathyAuto antibodiesEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsMuscle weaknessNeuropathy patientsPatient seraConduction blockParanodal proteinsNeuropathyPatientsKidney 293 cellsIgMSerumDifferent assays
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 tissuesPathophysiologyVoltage-gated sodium channels and the molecular pathogenesis of pain: a review.
Waxman SG, Cummins TR, Dib-Hajj SD, Black JA. Voltage-gated sodium channels and the molecular pathogenesis of pain: a review. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2000, 37: 517-28. PMID: 11322150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChronic DiseaseGanglia, SpinalGene ExpressionHumansInflammationNerve Growth FactorsPainSodium ChannelsConceptsVoltage-gated sodium channelsDRG neuronsNervous systemSodium channelsDistinct voltage-gated sodium channelsAction potentialsSpinal sensory neuronsSodium channel expressionSpontaneous action potentialsDifferent sodium channelsSpecific sodium channelsUnderstanding of painHigh-frequency activityInflammatory painPain pathwaysChronic painNociceptive signalsPeripheral nervesSensory neuronsNew therapiesPainChannel expressionMolecular pathogenesisPharmacologic manipulationNeuron cell membrane
1999
Sodium channels: from mechanisms to medicines?
Waxman S, Wood J. Sodium channels: from mechanisms to medicines? Brain Research Bulletin 1999, 50: 309-310. PMID: 10643411, DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(99)00158-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSodium channel expression in NGF‐overexpressing transgenic mice
Fjell J, Cummins T, Davis B, Albers K, Fried K, Waxman S, Black J. Sodium channel expression in NGF‐overexpressing transgenic mice. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 57: 39-47. PMID: 10397634, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19990701)57:1<39::aid-jnr5>3.0.co;2-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorSodium channel expressionWild-type miceDRG neuronsTransgenic miceChannel expressionLevels of NGFDorsal root ganglion neuronsSNS/PN3Whole-cell patch-clamp studiesSmall DRG neuronsPeripheral nervous systemSodium channel mRNAFunctional sodium channelsPeak sodium current densityRegulation of expressionSodium current densityPatch-clamp studiesMechanical hyperalgesiaEmbryonic day 11Ganglion neuronsMouse DRGWild-type DRGsNervous systemLong-term overexpressionDifferential 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 NGFIn Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. In Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 81: 803-810. PMID: 10036280, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsNerve growth factorPA/pFDRG neuronsHigh antibody titersSodium current densityNGF-deprived neuronsSodium currentAntibody titersAdult ratsSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsTTX-R currentsSodium channel expressionMRNA hybridization signalsPathological painThermal hypoalgesiaGanglion neuronsControl neuronsIsolectin IB4Channel expressionNGF deprivationMRNA expressionNeurons
1997
Differential Effects of NGF and BDNF on Axotomy-Induced Changes in GABAA-Receptor-Mediated Conductance and Sodium Currents in Cutaneous Afferent Neurons
Oyelese A, Rizzo M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Differential Effects of NGF and BDNF on Axotomy-Induced Changes in GABAA-Receptor-Mediated Conductance and Sodium Currents in Cutaneous Afferent Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 31-42. PMID: 9242258, PMCID: PMC2605357, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorCutaneous afferent neuronsNerve growth factorReceptor-mediated conductanceProportion of neuronsAfferent neuronsAction potential waveformSodium currentNeurotrophic factorL4/L5 DRG neuronsAction potentialsVoltage-dependent sodium currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDorsal root ganglion neuronsCell patch-clamp techniqueAxotomy-induced increaseFluoro-Gold injectionsL5 DRG neuronsSpecific neurotrophic factorsSciatic nerve stumpsTTX-sensitive currentsInjury-induced changesResistant sodium currentsGamma-aminobutyric acidPatch-clamp techniqueNGF 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
1995
Differential up-regulation of sodium channel α- and β1-subunit mRNAs in cultured embryonic DRG neurons following exposure to NGF
Zur K, Oh Y, Waxman S, Black J. Differential up-regulation of sodium channel α- and β1-subunit mRNAs in cultured embryonic DRG neurons following exposure to NGF. Brain Research 1995, 30: 97-105. PMID: 7609649, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(94)00283-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channel alphaNerve growth factorChannel alphaDRG neuronsCultured embryonic DRG neuronsΒ1 subunit mRNAPattern of expressionDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channel subunitsEmbryonic DRG neuronsPresence of NGFSitu hybridization cytochemistryAbsence of NGFBeta 1 mRNABeta-subunit mRNANAG mRNAChannel subunitsDevelopment proceedsSodium channel αE16 embryosGanglion neuronsMRNAAlpha-IIIChannel αAlpha II