1999
The role of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in anoxic injury of spinal cord white matter
Imaizumi T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. The role of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in anoxic injury of spinal cord white matter. Brain Research 1999, 817: 84-92. PMID: 9889329, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)01214-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated Ca2Spinal cord axonsAnoxic injuryDorsal columnsR-type voltage-gated Ca2N-type calcium channelsSpinal cord white matterRat dorsal columnsDorsal column axonsR-type Ca2Rat spinal cordCord white matterT-type channelsInflux of Ca2Dose-dependent mannerLoss of conductionAxonal conductionSpinal cordChannel blockersCalcium channelsSurface stimulationWhite matterPerfusion solutionInjuryGlass microelectrodes
1997
Immunolocalization of the Na+–Ca2+ exchanger in mammalian myelinated axons
Steffensen I, Waxman S, Mills L, Stys P. Immunolocalization of the Na+–Ca2+ exchanger in mammalian myelinated axons. Brain Research 1997, 776: 1-9. PMID: 9439790, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00868-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveSpinal cordDorsal root axonsSciatic nerve sectionRat optic nerveCentral myelinated axonsCardiac type IFiner processesSimilar staining patternNerve sectionDorsal columnsSciatic nerveFrozen cryostat sectionsAnoxic injuryAxonal profilesImmunofluorescence labeling techniqueMyelinated axonsCell bodiesCryostat sectionsImportant mediatorAxonal localizationMammalian axonsNerveAxonsStaining pattern
1993
Molecular dissection of the myelinated axon
Waxman S, Ritchie J. Molecular dissection of the myelinated axon. Annals Of Neurology 1993, 33: 121-136. PMID: 7679565, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410330202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelinated axonsInternodal axon membraneDemyelinated axonsCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterRestoration of conductionImportant therapeutic approachSchwann cell processesWhite matter axonsInflux of Ca2Important pathophysiological implicationsGlial cell processesAction potential conductionAxonal excitabilityGlial cellsAnoxic injuryMyelinated fibersTherapeutic approachesAstrocyte processesCell processesPathophysiological implicationsRepetitive firingWhite matterNeurological disordersAction potentials
1992
Effects of Temperature on Evoked Electrical Activity and Anoxic Injury in CNS White Matter
Stys P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Effects of Temperature on Evoked Electrical Activity and Anoxic Injury in CNS White Matter. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 977-986. PMID: 1400652, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsCarrier ProteinsCentral Nervous SystemCold TemperatureEvoked PotentialsHypoxiaOptic NerveRatsSodium-Calcium ExchangerTemperatureConceptsFunctional recoveryWhite matterAnoxic injuryMin of anoxiaOptic nerveFunctional outcomeTypical CNS white matter tractAnoxic exposureIntracellular Ca2Anoxic/ischemic injuryCNS white matter tractCompound action potential areaGray matterIsolated rat optic nerveGreater functional recoveryEvoked electrical activityAction potential areaCNS white matterRat optic nerveWhite matter tractsFunctional injuryIschemic injuryPathological increaseAnoxic damageCAP peakIonic mechanisms of anoxic injury in mammalian CNS white matter: role of Na+ channels and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger
Stys P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Ionic mechanisms of anoxic injury in mammalian CNS white matter: role of Na+ channels and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 430-439. PMID: 1311030, PMCID: PMC6575619, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-02-00430.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveCompound action potentialAnoxic injuryOptic nerveWhite matterAction potentialsCentral white matter tractsWhite matter injuryCNS white matterMembrane depolarizationAnoxia/ischemiaWhite matter tractsCNS protectionAnoxic insultMyelinated tractsChannel blockersExchanger blockerIrreversible injuryExtracellular Ca2Mammalian CNSNerveInjuryMore injuriesBlockersFunctional integrity
1991
Reverse Operation of the Na+ ‐Ca2+ Exchanger Mediates Ca 2+ Influx during Anoxia in Mammalian CNS White Mattera
STYS P, WAXMAN S, RANSOM B. Reverse Operation of the Na+ ‐Ca2+ Exchanger Mediates Ca 2+ Influx during Anoxia in Mammalian CNS White Mattera. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1991, 639: 328-332. PMID: 1785859, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb17321.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNa+‐Ca2+ exchanger mediates Ca2+ influx during anoxia in mammalian central nervous system white matter
Stys P, Waxman S, Ransom B. Na+‐Ca2+ exchanger mediates Ca2+ influx during anoxia in mammalian central nervous system white matter. Annals Of Neurology 1991, 30: 375-380. PMID: 1952825, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410300309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmilorideAnimalsBrainCalciumCarrier ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesOptic NerveOxygenRatsSodium-Calcium ExchangerTetrodotoxinConceptsWhite matterIsolated rat optic nerveCentral nervous system white matterNervous system white matterWhite matter injuryRat optic nerveMammalian central nervous systemSevere neurological impairmentCompound action potentialType of injuryCentral nervous systemFunctional recoveryOptic nervePharmacological blockadeNeurological impairmentAnoxic injuryIrreversible injuryNervous systemAction potentialsInjuryInfluxCa2Critical mechanismCellsNerve