2000
Nerve growth factor maintains potassium conductance after nerve injury in adult cutaneous afferent dorsal root ganglion neurons
Everill B, Kocsis J. Nerve growth factor maintains potassium conductance after nerve injury in adult cutaneous afferent dorsal root ganglion neurons. Neuroscience 2000, 100: 417-422. PMID: 11008179, PMCID: PMC2605351, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(00)00263-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient A-currentNerve growth factorDorsal root ganglion neuronsK currentsNerve ligationGrowth factorA-currentGanglion neuronsSciatic nerveWhole-cell patch-clamp techniquePotassium conductanceDistal nerve segmentsAfferent cell bodiesMini-osmotic pumpsVoltage-dependent potassium conductancePatch-clamp techniqueTransient potassium currentAppropriate ion replacementNerve growth factor treatmentGrowth factor treatmentNerve injuryNerve crushNerve segmentsCutaneous afferentsControl neurons
1997
Differential Effects of NGF and BDNF on Axotomy-Induced Changes in GABAA-Receptor-Mediated Conductance and Sodium Currents in Cutaneous Afferent Neurons
Oyelese A, Rizzo M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Differential Effects of NGF and BDNF on Axotomy-Induced Changes in GABAA-Receptor-Mediated Conductance and Sodium Currents in Cutaneous Afferent Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 31-42. PMID: 9242258, PMCID: PMC2605357, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorCutaneous afferent neuronsNerve growth factorReceptor-mediated conductanceProportion of neuronsAfferent neuronsAction potential waveformSodium currentNeurotrophic factorL4/L5 DRG neuronsAction potentialsVoltage-dependent sodium currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDorsal root ganglion neuronsCell patch-clamp techniqueAxotomy-induced increaseFluoro-Gold injectionsL5 DRG neuronsSpecific neurotrophic factorsSciatic nerve stumpsTTX-sensitive currentsInjury-induced changesResistant sodium currentsGamma-aminobutyric acidPatch-clamp technique