2023
Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes
Ghovanloo M, Tyagi S, Zhao P, Effraim P, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes. Channels 2023, 18: 2289256. PMID: 38055732, PMCID: PMC10761158, DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2289256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual dimorphismRodent dorsal root ganglion neuronsBiophysical propertiesDorsal root ganglion neuronsExpression patternsSex-dependent regulationVoltage-gated sodiumFunctional analysisGanglion neuronsRodent sensory neuronsMouse dorsal root ganglion neuronsNaïve WT miceNumber of cellsMixed populationDimorphismUniform experimental conditionsSex-dependent differencesSensory neuronsNative DRG neuronsPain pathwaysDRG neuronsWT miceClinical studiesNav currentsAdult males
2013
A new Nav1.7 mutation in an erythromelalgia patient
Estacion M, Yang Y, Dib-Hajj SD, Tyrrell L, Lin Z, Yang Y, Waxman SG. A new Nav1.7 mutation in an erythromelalgia patient. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2013, 432: 99-104. PMID: 23376079, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.01.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutations of Nav1.7Voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7Year old patientSodium channel Nav1.7Voltage-clamp studiesErythromelalgia patientsOlder patientsDRG neuronsNav1.7 mutationPainful disordersFunction missense mutationsChannel Nav1.7Neuron firingPatientsRamp stimuliExon 20Channel biophysical propertiesControl allelesNav1.7Missense mutationsBiophysical propertiesMutations