2024
Small fiber neuropathy
Kool D, Hoeijmakers J, Waxman S, Faber C. Small fiber neuropathy. International Review Of Neurobiology 2024, 179: 181-231. PMID: 39580213, DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2024.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall fiber neuropathySodium channelopathiesAssociated with small fiber neuropathyTherapeutic strategiesNerve fibersNeuropathic pain disordersQuantitative sensory testingUnmyelinated C-fibersNervous systemSmall nerve fibersDiagnostic methodsPeripheral nervous systemAutonomic nervous systemNeuropathic painFiber neuropathyPain disordersClinical presentationC-fibersImmune-mediatedAutonomic dysfunctionClinical featuresSkin biopsiesDiagnosed patientsClinical trialsHereditary conditionIon channels in osteoarthritis: emerging roles and potential targets
Zhou R, Fu W, Vasylyev D, Waxman S, Liu C. Ion channels in osteoarthritis: emerging roles and potential targets. Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2024, 20: 545-564. PMID: 39122910, DOI: 10.1038/s41584-024-01146-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon channelsVoltage-dependent calcium channelsAcid-sensing ion channelsTransient receptor potential channelsVoltage-gated sodium channelsIon channel modulatorsFunction of ion channelsPotential clinical applicationsCalcium channelsPreclinical studiesClinical impactSymptomatic reliefPotassium channelsChloride channelsDisease-modifying treatmentsClinical trialsSodium channelsBone hyperplasiaChannel modulationIon channel biologySynovial inflammationClinical applicationPiezo channelsModel of OAPotential target
2023
Targeting a Peripheral Sodium Channel to Treat Pain
Waxman S. Targeting a Peripheral Sodium Channel to Treat Pain. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 466-469. PMID: 37530829, DOI: 10.1056/nejme2305708.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
Physiological effects of 4‐aminopyridine on demyelinated mammalian motor and sensory fibers
Bowe C, Kocsis J, Targ E, Waxman S. Physiological effects of 4‐aminopyridine on demyelinated mammalian motor and sensory fibers. Annals Of Neurology 1987, 22: 264-268. PMID: 2821876, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410220212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory fibersClinical trialsAction potentialsPotassium channel blockadeDorsal root axonsCompound action potentialDorsal spinal rootsSingle action potentialMammalian motorIntrathecal injectionMultiple sclerosisSensory dysfunctionVentral rootsSpinal rootsNeuromuscular disordersSpecific fiber typesElectrophysiological responsesSingle stimulusPhysiological effectsTrialsFiber typesResponseParesthesiaSclerosisDysfunction