2023
Nav1.7 P610T mutation in two siblings with persistent ocular pain after corneal axon transection: impaired slow inactivation and hyperexcitable trigeminal neurons
Ghovanloo M, Effraim P, Yuan J, Schulman B, Jacobs D, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. Nav1.7 P610T mutation in two siblings with persistent ocular pain after corneal axon transection: impaired slow inactivation and hyperexcitable trigeminal neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2023, 129: 609-618. PMID: 36722722, PMCID: PMC9988530, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00457.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent ocular painTrigeminal ganglion neuronsOcular painCorneal refractive surgeryGanglion neuronsRefractive surgeryAxonal injurySlow inactivationHuman pain modelTrigeminal afferent nervesTrigeminal ganglion axonsSmall subgroupPain-related disordersEffects of injurySodium channel Nav1.7Channel slow inactivationEye painPostoperative painMost patientsPain modelAfferent nervesPersistent painTrigeminal neuronsNav1.7 mutationAxon transection
2000
Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors
Fjell J, Hjelmström P, Hormuzdiar W, Milenkovic M, Aglieco F, Tyrrell L, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S, Black J. Localization of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel NaN in nociceptors. Neuroreport 2000, 11: 199-202. PMID: 10683857, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200001170-00039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsCorneaFemaleGanglia, SpinalImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMolecular Sequence DataMyelin SheathNAV1.9 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve FibersNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesNociceptorsPresynaptic TerminalsRanvier's NodesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NerveSodium ChannelsTetrodotoxinConceptsSciatic nerveSmall diameter primary sensory neuronsSodium currentTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronsSodium channelsPrimary sensory neuronsAxonal sodium currentsNodes of RanvierNociceptive transmissionChannel immunoreactivityGanglion neuronsUnmyelinated fibersAxon terminalsSensory neuronsNerveImmunoreactivityAxonsNeuronsSpecific peptidesNociceptorsIB4CorneaAntibodies