2012
Axonal Protection with Sodium Channel Blocking Agents in Models of Multiple Sclerosis
Black J, Smith K, Waxman S. Axonal Protection with Sodium Channel Blocking Agents in Models of Multiple Sclerosis. 2012, 179-201. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2218-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisSodium channelsAspects of MSAcute MS plaquesChronic inactive plaquesSignificant axonal damageImmune cell infiltrationSodium channel blockadeChannel Blocking AgentsSpinal cord axonsWhite matter axonsVoltage-gated sodium channelsAction potential conductionInactive plaquesClinical disabilityAutoimmune encephalomyelitisAxonal protectionNeuroinflammatory disordersNeurological deficitsNeuroprotective therapiesAxonal damageIschemia injuryAxonal degenerationAxonal injury
2000
Experimental Approaches to Restoration of Function of Ascending and Descending Axons in Spinal Cord Injury
Waxman S, Kocsis J. Experimental Approaches to Restoration of Function of Ascending and Descending Axons in Spinal Cord Injury. Contemporary Neuroscience 2000, 215-239. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-200-5_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal cord injuryRestoration of functionCord injuryDemyelinated spinal cord axonsSpinal cord traumaResult of demyelinationSpinal cord axonsSubpopulation of axonsNormal action potentialCord traumaResidual axonsAxonal conductionSpinal cordConduction blockDescending axonsSCI researchAction potentialsAxonsDemyelinationInjurySignificant factor
1999
The role of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in anoxic injury of spinal cord white matter
Imaizumi T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. The role of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in anoxic injury of spinal cord white matter. Brain Research 1999, 817: 84-92. PMID: 9889329, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)01214-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated Ca2Spinal cord axonsAnoxic injuryDorsal columnsR-type voltage-gated Ca2N-type calcium channelsSpinal cord white matterRat dorsal columnsDorsal column axonsR-type Ca2Rat spinal cordCord white matterT-type channelsInflux of Ca2Dose-dependent mannerLoss of conductionAxonal conductionSpinal cordChannel blockersCalcium channelsSurface stimulationWhite matterPerfusion solutionInjuryGlass microelectrodes
1985
Perinodal astrocytic processes at nodes of ranvier in developing normal and glial cell deficient rat spinal cord
Sims T, Waxman S, Black J, Gilmore S. Perinodal astrocytic processes at nodes of ranvier in developing normal and glial cell deficient rat spinal cord. Brain Research 1985, 337: 321-331. PMID: 4027576, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)90069-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinodal astrocytic processesLumbar spinal cordSpinal cordGlial cellsAstrocytic processesNodes of RanvierThird postnatal dayRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsIrradiated spinal cordStages of myelinationAstrocyte involvementVentral funiculusNeuronal elementsPostnatal dayOligodendrocyte populationCentral myelinCordAstrocytesProfound reductionMyelin sheathAxonsRatsNodal axolemmaPresumptive role