2000
Excitability changes of dorsal root axons following nerve injury: implications for injury-induced changes in axonal Na+ channels
Nonaka T, Honmou O, Sakai J, Hashi K, Kocsis J. Excitability changes of dorsal root axons following nerve injury: implications for injury-induced changes in axonal Na+ channels. Brain Research 2000, 859: 280-285. PMID: 10719075, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)01979-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root axonsNerve injuryDorsal rootsAction potentialsCutaneous afferent axonsSciatic nerve ligationAfferent cell bodiesInjury-induced changesRat dorsal rootSucrose gap chamberTarget disconnectionNerve ligationExcitability changesSpinal cordAfferent axonsTrophic supportRoot ligationRefractory periodCell bodiesElectrophysiological recordingsAxonsInjuryDepolarizationLigationPrevious studies
1998
The delayed depolarization in rat cutaneous afferent axons is reduced following nerve transection and ligation, but not crush: Implications for injury‐induced axonal NA + channel reorganization
Sakai J, Honmou O, Kocsis J, Hashi K. The delayed depolarization in rat cutaneous afferent axons is reduced following nerve transection and ligation, but not crush: Implications for injury‐induced axonal NA + channel reorganization. Muscle & Nerve 1998, 21: 1040-1047. PMID: 9655122, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199808)21:8<1040::aid-mus8>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous afferent axonsNerve injurySural nerveNerve transectionAfferent axonsAction potentialsCell bodiesCutaneous afferent neuronsPeripheral nerve injuryAfferent cell bodiesSucrose gap chamberRat sural nerveTarget disconnectionAfferent neuronsPeripheral targetsAxonal NaNerveRefractory periodAxonsTransectionCompound actionDepolarizationSimilar changesInjuryTarget connections
1994
Gabapentin increases GABA-induced depolarization in rat neonatal optic nerve
Kocsis J, Honmou O. Gabapentin increases GABA-induced depolarization in rat neonatal optic nerve. Neuroscience Letters 1994, 169: 181-184. PMID: 8047279, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90386-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Increased spike‐frequency adaptation and tea sensitivity in dorsal root fibers after sciatic nerve injury
Utzschneider D, Bhisitkhul R, Kocsis J. Increased spike‐frequency adaptation and tea sensitivity in dorsal root fibers after sciatic nerve injury. Muscle & Nerve 1993, 16: 958-963. PMID: 8355727, DOI: 10.1002/mus.880160912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialDorsal root axonsNerve injuryDorsal rootsPotassium channel blockerAction potentialsSciatic nerveChannel blockersSpike adaptationSciatic nerve injuryPeripheral nerve injurySucrose gap chamberBrief tetanic stimulationDorsal root fibersWhole nerve recordingsSpike frequency adaptationTransection groupBurst dischargesTetanic stimulationNerve recordingsControl groupInjuryRoot fibersBurst responseNerve
1991
Differential sensitivity to hypoxia of the peripheral versus central trajectory of primary afferent axons
Utzschneider D, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Differential sensitivity to hypoxia of the peripheral versus central trajectory of primary afferent axons. Brain Research 1991, 551: 136-141. PMID: 1913145, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90924-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal columnsDorsal rootsAfferent fibersCentral nervous system componentsPrimary afferent fibersSucrose gap chamberAction potential amplitudePrimary afferent axonsCompound action potentialDorsal spinal rootsNervous system componentsAxonal trunksPeripheral nervesSpinal cordSpinal rootsAfferent axonsCNS portionSchwann cellsAdult ratsPotential amplitudeAxon branchesAction potentialsHypoxiaMembrane potential changesMembrane depolarization
1989
Pharmacological sensitivities of two afterhyperpolarizations in rat optic nerve
Gordon T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Pharmacological sensitivities of two afterhyperpolarizations in rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1989, 502: 252-257. PMID: 2555026, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)90620-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveOptic nerveEarly afterhyperpolarizationPharmacological sensitivityAction potentialsPeak latencyAction potential broadeningConstant current depolarizationSucrose gap chamberPotassium channel blockerLate afterhyperpolarizationChannel blockersRepetitive stimulationAfterhyperpolarizationNervePotassium conductanceSucrose gapTetraethylammoniumPotential broadeningCurrent depolarizationDepolarizationDurationApaminBlockersCharybdotoxin
1988
Diminished dorsal root GABA sensitivity following chronic peripheral nerve injury
Kingery W, Fields R, Kocsis J. Diminished dorsal root GABA sensitivity following chronic peripheral nerve injury. Experimental Neurology 1988, 100: 478-490. PMID: 3366201, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(88)90033-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidPrimary afferent depolarizationDorsal rootsGABA sensitivityNerve lesionsSciatic nerveDorsal root compound action potentialsChronic peripheral nerve injurySciatic crush injurySciatic nerve lesionChronic pain syndromeLumbar dorsal rootsPeripheral nerve injuryPeripheral nerve lesionsPeripheral nerve transectionSucrose gap chamberCompound action potentialDorsal root fibersRat lumbar dorsal rootsDorsal root axotomyPain syndromeNerve injuryCrush injuryNerve transectionSciatic axotomy
1987
Axonal GABA receptors are selectively present on normal and regenerated sensory fibers in rat peripheral nerve
Bhisitkul R, Villa J, Kocsis J. Axonal GABA receptors are selectively present on normal and regenerated sensory fibers in rat peripheral nerve. Experimental Brain Research 1987, 66: 659-663. PMID: 3038587, DOI: 10.1007/bf00270698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidVentral root fibersGABA receptorsRoot fibersSensory fibersPeripheral nervesSensory axonsRegenerated sensory axonsSucrose gap chamberPeripheral nerve fibersRat peripheral nerveDorsal root fibersMammalian peripheral nervesAgonist baclofenNerve crushDorsal rootsAgonist muscimolSciatic nerveNerve fibersRat peripheral nerve fibersNerveReceptorsMuscimolSelective presenceAxons
1985
Aminopyridine-sensitivity of spinal cord white matter studied in vitro
Kocsis J. Aminopyridine-sensitivity of spinal cord white matter studied in vitro. Experimental Brain Research 1985, 57: 620-624. PMID: 2984039, DOI: 10.1007/bf00237849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system extensionSpinal cord white matterAction potential dischargeDorsal column axonsSucrose gap chamberCompound action potentialPeripheral nervous systemCord white matterVentral root fibersAction potential characteristicsSensory fibersDorsal columnsDorsal rootsSpinal cordNervous systemWhite matterAction potentialsPotential dischargeRoot fibersPotassium channelsCourse of maturationOcclusion experimentsAxonsPronounced increaseCord