2016
Dendritic spine remodeling following early and late Rac1 inhibition after spinal cord injury: evidence for a pain biomarker
Zhao P, Hill M, Liu S, Chen L, Bangalore L, Waxman SG, Tan AM. Dendritic spine remodeling following early and late Rac1 inhibition after spinal cord injury: evidence for a pain biomarker. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2016, 115: 2893-2910. PMID: 26936986, PMCID: PMC4922610, DOI: 10.1152/jn.01057.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryNeuropathic painDendritic spine dysgenesisDendritic spinesCord injurySpine dysgenesisDorsal horn neuronsSpine profilesDendritic spine remodelingEffective clinical translationSensory dysfunctionSignificant complicationsNociceptive systemPain biomarkersSpine remodelingClinical conditionsPreclinical studiesRac1 activityEffective treatmentPainDrug responsivenessStructural biomarkersDisease statesRac1 inhibitionBiomarkers
2011
Rac1-regulated dendritic spine remodeling contributes to neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury
Tan AM, Chang YW, Zhao P, Hains BC, Waxman SG. Rac1-regulated dendritic spine remodeling contributes to neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury. Experimental Neurology 2011, 232: 222-233. PMID: 21963650, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal horn neuronsPeripheral nerve injuryChronic constriction injuryWide dynamic range dorsal horn neuronsRange dorsal horn neuronsNerve injuryNeuropathic painDendritic spinesTactile allodyniaThermal hyperalgesiaSpine morphologyInjury-induced hyperexcitabilityNoxious peripheral stimuliSpinal cord injuryMushroom-shaped spinesDendritic spine developmentDendritic spine morphologyConstriction injuryHyperexcitable responsesCCI animalsNeuronal hyperexcitabilityIpsilateral hindNociceptive thresholdSpine densityCord injurySpinal cord injury, dendritic spine remodeling, and spinal memory mechanisms
Tan AM, Waxman SG. Spinal cord injury, dendritic spine remodeling, and spinal memory mechanisms. Experimental Neurology 2011, 235: 142-151. PMID: 21925174, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDendritic SpinesMemoryNeuralgiaNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsSpinal Cord InjuriesSynapsesConceptsSpinal cord injuryNeuropathic painDendritic spinesChronic painCord injuryNervous systemWide dynamic range neuronsNociceptive dorsal horn neuronsDorsal horn neuronsDendritic spine remodelingRange neuronsCentral sensitizationSpinal cordSpine remodelingPainSynaptic potentiationPain researchInjuryMore effective strategiesAberrant changesLong-term memory storageSpineStructural substrateSynaptic modelNeurons
2008
Neuropathic Pain Memory Is Maintained by Rac1-Regulated Dendritic Spine Remodeling after Spinal Cord Injury
Tan AM, Stamboulian S, Chang YW, Zhao P, Hains AB, Waxman SG, Hains BC. Neuropathic Pain Memory Is Maintained by Rac1-Regulated Dendritic Spine Remodeling after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 13173-13183. PMID: 19052208, PMCID: PMC6671613, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3142-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsComputer SimulationDendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHyperalgesiaLearningMaleMemoryNeuralgiaNeuronal PlasticityPain MeasurementPain ThresholdPosterior Horn CellsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal Cord InjuriesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsSpinal cord injuryNeuropathic painCord injuryWide dynamic range neuronsContusion spinal cord injuryDendritic spine pathologyInjury-induced hyperexcitabilityNoxious peripheral stimuliRats 1 monthChronic neuropathic painDorsal horn neuronsDendritic spine remodelingIncreased spine densityRange neuronsSpine morphometryDH neuronsTactile allodyniaNeuronal hyperexcitabilitySCI animalsThermal hyperalgesiaSham surgerySpine densityLamina IVControl neuronsSynaptic basis