2017
Menthol disrupts nicotine’s psychostimulant properties in an age and sex-dependent manner in C57BL/6J mice
Fait BW, Thompson DC, Mose TN, Jatlow P, Jordt SE, Picciotto MR, Mineur YS. Menthol disrupts nicotine’s psychostimulant properties in an age and sex-dependent manner in C57BL/6J mice. Behavioural Brain Research 2017, 334: 72-77. PMID: 28743602, PMCID: PMC5580257, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult male miceNicotine intakeMale micePsychostimulant effectsPsychostimulant propertiesHome cage locomotor activitySex-dependent mannerSex-dependent mechanismsBlood levelsAdolescent miceFemale miceLocomotor stimulationLocomotor activityNicotine sensitivityAge groupsE-cigarettesMiceIntakeSignificant decreaseNicotineAgeSexBehavioral changesAdultsSpecific mechanismsTransient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily M Member 8 channels mediate the anti‐inflammatory effects of eucalyptol
Caceres AI, Liu B, Jabba SV, Achanta S, Morris JB, Jordt S. Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily M Member 8 channels mediate the anti‐inflammatory effects of eucalyptol. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2017, 174: 867-879. PMID: 28240768, PMCID: PMC5387001, DOI: 10.1111/bph.13760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCyclohexanolsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaEucalyptolFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonoterpenesRandom AllocationTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTRPM Cation ChannelsConceptsAnti-inflammatory effectsComplete Freund's adjuvantTRPM8 channelsPulmonary inflammationLeukocyte infiltrationNovel anti-inflammatory agentsInflammatory pain responsesSelective TRPM8 agonistsAdministration of LPSAnti-inflammatory propertiesChannel-deficient miceAnti-inflammatory agentsEffect of eucalyptolProduction of TNFTRP cation channelsMechanical allodyniaChemokine levelsTRPM8 agonistMyeloperoxidase activityFootpad inflammationFreund's adjuvantPain responseIL-1βIL-6Inflammatory cytokines
2013
TRPA1 controls inflammation and pruritogen responses in allergic contact dermatitis
Liu B, Escalera J, Balakrishna S, Fan L, Caceres A, Robinson E, Sui A, McKay M, McAlexander M, Herrick C, Jordt S. TRPA1 controls inflammation and pruritogen responses in allergic contact dermatitis. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 3549-3563. PMID: 23722916, PMCID: PMC3752543, DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-229948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic contact dermatitisSubstance PScratching behaviorContact dermatitisSensory neuronsSP receptor antagonistTRPA1-deficient miceCommon skin diseaseChronic inflammatory responseTransient receptor potential (TRP) ion channelsNerve growth factorPotential ion channelsEndogenous pruritogensPruritic responsesPersistent pruritusCutaneous inflammationLeukocyte infiltrationInflammatory cytokinesSkin edemaReceptor antagonistAllergic responsesContact allergensInflammatory responseKeratinocyte hyperplasiaSP signaling
2007
The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold
Bautista DM, Siemens J, Glazer JM, Tsuruda PR, Basbaum AI, Stucky CL, Jordt SE, Julius D. The menthol receptor TRPM8 is the principal detector of environmental cold. Nature 2007, 448: 204-208. PMID: 17538622, DOI: 10.1038/nature05910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenthol receptor TRPM8TRPM8 knockout miceIntact nerve fibersDifferent ion channelsNerve fibersWhole animal testsKnockout miceNoxious coldCold stimuliCold sensationCold transducerInnocuous coolEnvironmental coldTRPM8MiceIon channelsAnimal testsCellular levelPhysiological importanceCold sensitivity
2001
Bradykinin and nerve growth factor release the capsaicin receptor from PtdIns(4,5)P2-mediated inhibition
Chuang H, Prescott E, Kong H, Shields S, Jordt S, Basbaum A, Chao M, Julius D. Bradykinin and nerve growth factor release the capsaicin receptor from PtdIns(4,5)P2-mediated inhibition. Nature 2001, 411: 957-962. PMID: 11418861, DOI: 10.1038/35082088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membrane phosphatidylinositolNerve growth factorTyrosine kinase receptorsActivation of PLCGrowth factorTRP channel familyMembrane phosphatidylinositolChannel familyKinase receptorsBiochemical mechanismsMolecular levelBiochemical studiesIon channelsCellular levelChannel activityHeat-activated ion channelExpression of VR1Sensory nerve endingsChemical stimuliSense of painSensory neuronsEndogenous factorsPrimary afferentsNerve endingsCapsaicin receptorMale germ cells and photoreceptors, both dependent on close cell–cell interactions, degenerate upon ClC‐2 Cl− channel disruption
Bösl M, Stein V, Hübner C, Zdebik A, Jordt S, Mukhopadhyay A, Davidoff M, Holstein A, Jentsch T. Male germ cells and photoreceptors, both dependent on close cell–cell interactions, degenerate upon ClC‐2 Cl− channel disruption. The EMBO Journal 2001, 20: 1289-1299. PMID: 11250895, PMCID: PMC145530, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.6.1289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClC-2Abnormal Sertoli cellsBlood-retina barrierGerm cellsRetinal pigment epitheliumCl- channelsSevere degenerationMale infertilityPigment epitheliumMale germ cellsClC-2 Cl(-) channelOvert abnormalitiesSeminiferous tubulesNormal outer segmentsSertoli cellsOuter segmentsRetinaCell typesDeathMassive deathCellsPrimary spermatocytesHuman diseasesTubulesCLC Cl(-) channels
1998
Characterization of the hyperpolarization‐activated chloride current in dissociated rat sympathetic neurons
Clark S, Jordt S, Jentsch T, Mathie A. Characterization of the hyperpolarization‐activated chloride current in dissociated rat sympathetic neurons. The Journal Of Physiology 1998, 506: 665-678. PMID: 9503329, PMCID: PMC2230754, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.665bv.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSCG neuronsRat superior cervical ganglion neuronsChloride currentsSuperior cervical ganglion neuronsConventional whole-cell recordingRat SCG neuronsClC-2Rat cerebellar granule cellsRat sympathetic neuronsPerforated-patch recordingsWhole-cell recordingsHyperpolarization-activated chloride currentCerebellar granule cellsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction experimentsPresence of mRNAGanglion neuronsSympathetic neuronsGABAA receptorsMM cesiumGranule cellsEffective blockerExternal potassium concentrationCl- currentInternal chloride concentrationHyperpolarization-activated Cl- current