2001
Transcriptional channelopathies: An emerging class of disorders
Waxman S. Transcriptional channelopathies: An emerging class of disorders. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2001, 2: 652-659. PMID: 11533733, DOI: 10.1038/35090026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCentral Nervous System DiseasesHumansIon ChannelsMultiple SclerosisPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesSodium ChannelsTranscription, GeneticConceptsNerve injuryMultiple sclerosisSodium channel geneTranscriptional channelopathiesChannel transcriptionPeripheral nerve injurySpinal sensory neuronsChannel genesExperimental nerve injuryFamily of disordersAction potential conductionAutoimmune channelopathiesDemyelinated nervesNeuropathic painDemyelinating conditionMotor abnormalitiesNeurotrophic factorClass of disordersSensory neuronsCalcium channelsChannel expressionCerebellar ataxiaPurkinje cellsPotential conductionChannelopathies
1997
Regulation of Na+ channel β1 and β2 subunit mRNA levels in cultured rat astrocytes
Oh Y, Lee Y, Waxman S. Regulation of Na+ channel β1 and β2 subunit mRNA levels in cultured rat astrocytes. Neuroscience Letters 1997, 234: 107-110. PMID: 9364509, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00694-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionMRNA levelsSpinal cordCompetitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSpinal cord astrocytesRat optic nerveDibutyryl cAMPBeta 2 mRNACultured rat astrocytesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionBeta 1 mRNASubunit mRNA levelsNeuroblastoma cell linesOptic nerveChannel β1Cultured astrocytesRat astrocytesCalcium ionophoreAstrocytesBeta 1Chain reactionCell linesCordMRNA