2006
MCP-1 Enhances Excitability of Nociceptive Neurons in Chronically Compressed Dorsal Root Ganglia
Sun J, Yang B, Donnelly D, Ma C, LaMotte R. MCP-1 Enhances Excitability of Nociceptive Neurons in Chronically Compressed Dorsal Root Ganglia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2006, 96: 2189-2199. PMID: 16775210, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00222.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Dorsal root gangliaNociceptive neuronsRoot gangliaCompressed dorsal root ganglionIntact dorsal root gangliaSmall DRG neuronsProportion of neuronsChemoattractant protein-1Action potential widthNonselective cation conductanceMagnitude of depolarizationCCD neuronsChronic compressionDRG neuronsExcitatory effectsReceptor CCR2Nociceptive propertiesIntact gangliaNeuronal expressionInward currentsNeuronsCurrent clampGangliaReversal potential
1993
Effect of protons on the inward current evoked by capsaicin in isolated dorsal root ganglion cells
Petersen M, LaMotte R. Effect of protons on the inward current evoked by capsaicin in isolated dorsal root ganglion cells. Pain 1993, 54: 37-42. PMID: 7690929, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(93)90097-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInward currentsDorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion cellsCapsaicin-evoked currentsWhole-cell voltage-clamp conditionsImportant modulatory roleVoltage-clamp conditionsDRG cellsGanglion neuronsGanglion cellsSensory neuronsModulatory roleCapsaicinProgressive decreaseNeuronsCellsExtracellular medium