2002
Subthreshold Oscillations Induced By Spinal Nerve Injury In Dissociated Muscle And Cutaneous Afferents Of Mouse DRG
Liu C, Devor M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Subthreshold Oscillations Induced By Spinal Nerve Injury In Dissociated Muscle And Cutaneous Afferents Of Mouse DRG. Journal Of The Peripheral Nervous System 2002, 7: 212-212. DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02026_27.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous afferentsMuscle afferentsNerve injuryDRG neuronsLumbar dorsal root ganglion neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCutaneous afferent neuronsNerve injury groupSpinal nerves 1Spinal nerve injuryAction potential activityPatch-clamp recordingsSubthreshold membrane potential oscillationsMembrane potential oscillationsMembrane oscillationsWhole DRGInjury groupAfferent neuronsFluoro-GoldGanglion neuronsNerve 1Control neuronsTrue Blue
1997
Differential Effects of NGF and BDNF on Axotomy-Induced Changes in GABAA-Receptor-Mediated Conductance and Sodium Currents in Cutaneous Afferent Neurons
Oyelese A, Rizzo M, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Differential Effects of NGF and BDNF on Axotomy-Induced Changes in GABAA-Receptor-Mediated Conductance and Sodium Currents in Cutaneous Afferent Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 31-42. PMID: 9242258, PMCID: PMC2605357, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorCutaneous afferent neuronsNerve growth factorReceptor-mediated conductanceProportion of neuronsAfferent neuronsAction potential waveformSodium currentNeurotrophic factorL4/L5 DRG neuronsAction potentialsVoltage-dependent sodium currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDorsal root ganglion neuronsCell patch-clamp techniqueAxotomy-induced increaseFluoro-Gold injectionsL5 DRG neuronsSpecific neurotrophic factorsSciatic nerve stumpsTTX-sensitive currentsInjury-induced changesResistant sodium currentsGamma-aminobutyric acidPatch-clamp technique