Sodium channels and microglial function
Black JA, Waxman SG. Sodium channels and microglial function. Experimental Neurology 2011, 234: 302-315. PMID: 21985863, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.09.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemSodium channel isoformsEffector functionsChannel isoformsMultiple cytokines/chemokinesResident immune cellsResponse of microgliaCytokines/chemokinesVoltage-gated sodium channel isoformsSpinal cord parenchymaSodium channel activityMicroglial functionPromotion of repairCord parenchymaImmune cellsMicrogliaNervous systemCell surface receptorsContinuous surveillanceAdhesion moleculesSodium channelsActivating signalsChannel activitySignaling pathwaysSurface receptors