2000
Sodium channels and the molecular pathophysiology of pain
Cummins T, Dib-Hajj S, Black J, Waxman S. Sodium channels and the molecular pathophysiology of pain. Progress In Brain Research 2000, 129: 3-19. PMID: 11098678, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(00)29002-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDorsal root gangliaTrigeminal neuronsSodium channelsAction potentialsDorsal root ganglion neuronsSpontaneous action potential activityMolecular pathophysiologyPrimary sensory neuronsPeripheral target tissuesAction potential activitySodium channel expressionChain of neuronsPathological burstingNerve injuryNociceptive pathwaysChronic painGanglion neuronsRoot gangliaSensory neuronsChannel expressionSomatosensory systemPainNeuronsTarget tissuesPathophysiology
1999
The molecular pathophysiology of pain: abnormal expression of sodium channel genes and its contributions to hyperexcitability of primary sensory neurons
Waxman S. The molecular pathophysiology of pain: abnormal expression of sodium channel genes and its contributions to hyperexcitability of primary sensory neurons. Pain 1999, 82: s133-s140. PMID: 10491982, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00147-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sensory neuronsSodium channel gene expressionChannel gene expressionSodium channel expressionDRG neuronsSensory neuronsSodium channelsAxonal injuryChannel expressionSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsAbnormal expressionDorsal root ganglion neuronsMolecular pathophysiologySodium channel geneAbnormal burst activityMultiple sodium channelsSNS/PN3Inflammatory pain modelChannel genesDistinct sodium channelsSodium current expressionInflammatory painNerve injuryPain modelGanglion neurons