2023
Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes
Ghovanloo M, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Effraim P, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes. Channels 2023, 18: 2289256. PMID: 38055732, PMCID: PMC10761158, DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2289256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual dimorphismRodent dorsal root ganglion neuronsBiophysical propertiesDorsal root ganglion neuronsExpression patternsSex-dependent regulationVoltage-gated sodiumFunctional analysisGanglion neuronsRodent sensory neuronsMouse dorsal root ganglion neuronsNaïve WT miceNumber of cellsMixed populationDimorphismUniform experimental conditionsSex-dependent differencesSensory neuronsNative DRG neuronsPain pathwaysDRG neuronsWT miceClinical studiesNav currentsAdult males
2022
Cannabidiol increases gramicidin current in human embryonic kidney cells: An observational study
Ghovanloo MR, Goodchild SJ, Ruben PC. Cannabidiol increases gramicidin current in human embryonic kidney cells: An observational study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0271801. PMID: 35913948, PMCID: PMC9342711, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic kidney cellsEmbryonic kidney cellsHEK cell membranesMembrane biophysical propertiesKidney cellsMonomeric proteinCompound-protein interactionsBacterial cellsIon channelsCell membraneBiophysical propertiesLipid membranesFormation of poresCellsLinear gramicidinCannabis plantCBD activityMembraneGramicidinPlantsProteinPotential therapeutic properties