In:
Brain, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 146, No. 1 ( 2023-01-05), p. 359-371
Kurzfassung:
Effective treatment of pain remains an unmet healthcare need that requires new and effective therapeutic approaches. NaV1.7 has been genetically and functionally validated as a mediator of pain. Preclinical studies of NaV1.7-selective blockers have shown limited success and translation to clinical studies has been limited. The degree of NaV1.7 channel blockade necessary to attenuate neuronal excitability and ameliorate pain is an unanswered question important for drug discovery. Here, we utilize dynamic clamp electrophysiology and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived sensory neurons (iPSC-SNs) to answer this question for inherited erythromelalgia, a pain disorder caused by gain-of-function mutations in Nav1.7. We show that dynamic clamp can produce hyperexcitability in iPSC-SNs associated with two different inherited erythromelalgia mutations, NaV1.7-S241T and NaV1.7-I848T. We further show that blockade of approximately 50% of NaV1.7 currents can reverse neuronal hyperexcitability to baseline levels.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0006-8950
,
1460-2156
DOI:
10.1093/brain/awac031
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2023
ZDB Id:
1474117-9
SSG:
12