1997
Axotomy Increases the Excitability of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells With Unmyelinated Axons
Zhang J, Donnelly D, Song X, Lamotte R. Axotomy Increases the Excitability of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells With Unmyelinated Axons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 2790-2794. PMID: 9356426, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.5.2790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaUnmyelinated axonsRoot gangliaSodium currentTTX-sensitive sodium currentWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDorsal root ganglion cellsTTX-resistant currentC cellsEffects of axotomyAction potential thresholdPatch-clamp recordingsAction potential durationNeuropathic painVoltage-clamp conditionsPeak sodium currentDRG cellsGanglion cellsSoma sizeFast BlueNerve fibersConduction velocityAxotomyPotential duration
1995
Functional changes in dorsal root ganglion cells after chronic nerve constriction in the rat
Xie Y, Zhang J, Petersen M, LaMotte R. Functional changes in dorsal root ganglion cells after chronic nerve constriction in the rat. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1995, 73: 1811-1820. PMID: 7623082, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1995.73.5.1811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaChronic nerve constrictionMost C-fibersC-fibersNerve constrictionSpontaneous activityInjury siteDRG somataDorsal rootsDorsal root ganglion cellsNerve-injured ratsIpsilateral sciatic nerveL5 dorsal rootAlpha 2 receptorsEffects of norepinephrineDorsal root fibersThermal stimuliUninjured neuronsUninjured ratsNerve injurySympathetic trunkUninjured nerveSympathetic stimulationCutaneous painExcitatory responses
1992
Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin‐induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans.
Torebjörk H, Lundberg L, LaMotte R. Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin‐induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans. The Journal Of Physiology 1992, 448: 765-780. PMID: 1593489, PMCID: PMC1176227, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical hyperalgesiaCapsaicin injectionIntraneural microstimulationMechanoreceptive inputCapsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesiaCutaneous innervation territoryArea of hyperalgesiaHealthy human subjectsSecondary hyperalgesiaAlgesic substancesLidocaine anesthesiaInnervation territoryIntense painIntradermal injectionUnmyelinated fibersHyperalgesiaMyelinated fibersC-fibersCentral changesPainAfferent signalsImpulse conductionSuprathreshold stimulationSkin areasTactile sensation
1983
Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: a comparison of neural events in monkey with sensory judgments in human
LaMotte R, Thalhammer J, Robinson C. Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: a comparison of neural events in monkey with sensory judgments in human. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1983, 50: 1-26. PMID: 6875640, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1983.50.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research