1998
Mechanisms of enhancement of neurite regeneration in vitro following a conditioning sciatic nerve lesion
Lankford K, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Mechanisms of enhancement of neurite regeneration in vitro following a conditioning sciatic nerve lesion. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1998, 391: 11-29. PMID: 9527536, PMCID: PMC2605358, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980202)391:1<11::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaConditioning lesionNerve injuryNerve regenerationAffected dorsal root ganglionControl dorsal root gangliaDenervated peripheral nervePrior nerve injurySciatic nerve lesionCultured DRG neuronsSciatic nerve transectionPeripheral target tissuesPeripheral nerve stumpRapid nerve regenerationAbility of neuronsSecond axotomyNerve lesionsDRG neuronsNerve transectionNerve stumpRoot gangliaControl neuronsPeripheral nervesNerve tractsAdult rats
1997
Temporal variability of jun family transcription factor levels in peripherally or centrally transected adult rat dorsal root ganglia
Kenney A, Kocsis J. Temporal variability of jun family transcription factor levels in peripherally or centrally transected adult rat dorsal root ganglia. Brain Research 1997, 52: 53-61. PMID: 9450677, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(97)00211-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaDorsal root transectionPeripheral axotomyDRG neuronsRoot transectionRoot gangliaProtein levelsAdult rat lumbar dorsal root gangliaRat lumbar dorsal root gangliaLumbar dorsal root gangliaAdult rat dorsal root gangliaRat dorsal root gangliaNeurotrophic factor administrationSpinal nerve transectionC-Jun protein levelsAdministration of NGFFactor protein levelsJunD protein levelsTarget disconnectionNerve transectionFactor administrationPeripheral branchesTransectionFactor levelsRapid elevationTiming of c-jun protein induction in lumbar dorsal root ganglia after sciatic nerve transection varies with lesion distance
Kenney A, Kocsis J. Timing of c-jun protein induction in lumbar dorsal root ganglia after sciatic nerve transection varies with lesion distance. Brain Research 1997, 751: 90-95. PMID: 9098571, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(96)01402-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSciatic nerve transectionNerve transectionDorsal root gangliaNerve injuryRoot gangliaLumbar dorsal root ganglion neuronsL5 dorsal root gangliaLumbar dorsal root gangliaDorsal root ganglion neuronsSciatic nerve injurySciatic nerve crushC-Jun proteinProtein inductionC-Jun responseNerve crushGanglion neuronsImmunohistochemical studyLesion distanceTransectionInduces upregulationEarly increaseC-jun mRNAEarly inductionChemiluminescent immunoblottingGanglia
1996
GABAA-receptor-mediated conductance and action potential waveform in cutaneous and muscle afferent neurons of the adult rat: differential expression and response to nerve injury
Oyelese A, Kocsis J. GABAA-receptor-mediated conductance and action potential waveform in cutaneous and muscle afferent neurons of the adult rat: differential expression and response to nerve injury. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 2383-2392. PMID: 8899611, PMCID: PMC2605353, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAA receptor-mediated conductanceMuscle afferent neuronsCutaneous afferent neuronsAction potential waveformAfferent neuronsDorsal root gangliaCrush injuryAction potentialsL5 dorsal root gangliaWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsInjury-induced plasticitySciatic nerve ligationPotential waveformDistal nerve stumpPatch-clamp recordingsGamma-aminobutyric acidPeak GABANerve ligationMuscle afferentsNerve injuryDRG neuronsInjured neuronsNerve stumpRoot ganglia
1994
Nuclear and cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals in developing rat dorsal root ganglion neurons studied in excised tissue
Utzschneider D, Rand M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Nuclear and cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals in developing rat dorsal root ganglion neurons studied in excised tissue. Brain Research 1994, 635: 231-237. PMID: 8173960, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91444-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsEmbryonic DRG neuronsDepolarization-induced Ca2DRG neuronsGanglion neuronsRat dorsal root ganglion neuronsAdult dorsal root ganglion neuronsCytoplasmic Ca2Sensitive fluorescent dye fluo-3Rat DRG neuronsDorsal root gangliaExcised dorsal root gangliaFluorescent dye fluo-3Postnatal time periodsElevated extracellular potassiumEarly postnatal time periodsBrief electrical stimuliNuclear Ca2Dye Fluo-3Neonatal gangliaNeonatal neuronsTarget innervationRoot gangliaAdult neuronsEmbryonic neurons
1992
Mutual excitation among dorsal root ganglion neurons in the rat
Utzschneider D, Kocsis J, Devor M. Mutual excitation among dorsal root ganglion neurons in the rat. Neuroscience Letters 1992, 146: 53-56. PMID: 1475049, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(92)90170-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaDorsal rootsDorsal root ganglion neuronsPrimary sensory neuronsExcised dorsal root gangliaNerve injuryDRG neuronsGanglion neuronsMost neuronsRoot gangliaSensory abnormalitiesIntracellular recordingsDR stimulationRepetitive stimulationSensory neuronsTransient riseNeighboring neuronsNeuronsStimulationSimilar kineticsMutual excitationGangliaInjuryRatsAbnormalities