Sodium 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 overexpressionIn 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