2000
Voltage-Gated Calcium Currents in Axotomized Adult Rat Cutaneous Afferent Neurons
Baccei M, Kocsis J. Voltage-Gated Calcium Currents in Axotomized Adult Rat Cutaneous Afferent Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2000, 83: 2227-2238. PMID: 10758131, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.2227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated calcium currentsCutaneous afferent neuronsPA/pFNerve injuryCutaneous afferentsType 1 cellsBarium currentsAfferent neuronsHVA currentsCalcium currentLow threshold T-type currentWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDorsal root ganglion neuronsCell patch-clamp techniqueFluoro-Gold labelingOmega-agatoxin TKSciatic nerve injuryOmega-conotoxin GVIAPercentage of neuronsType 2 phenotypeT-type currentType 2 neuronsCalcium current propertiesType 1 neuronsControl cells
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
1994
Intracellular calcium mobilization and neurite outgrowth in mammalian neurons
Kocsis J, Rand M, Lankford K, Waxman S. Intracellular calcium mobilization and neurite outgrowth in mammalian neurons. Developmental Neurobiology 1994, 25: 252-264. PMID: 8195789, DOI: 10.1002/neu.480250306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCaffeineCalciumCalcium ChannelsCell CompartmentationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntracellular FluidIon Channel GatingLasersMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalNeuritesNeuronsRatsRats, WistarTerpenesThapsigarginConceptsDepolarization-induced Ca2Calcium-induced calcium releaseDRG neuronsIntracellular Ca2Cultured adult rat dorsal root ganglion neuronsAdult rat dorsal root ganglion neuronsRat dorsal root ganglion neuronsNeurite outgrowthDorsal root ganglion neuronsIntact intracellular Ca2Intracellular calcium mobilizationIndicator dye fluo-3Nuclear Ca2Dye Fluo-3Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2Ganglion neuronsCalcium mobilizationDependent kinase IICalcium releaseFluo-3NeuronsMammalian neuronsReticulum Ca2Elevated Ca2Elicit neurite outgrowth