retrograde aav expressing mcherry (Addgene inc)
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Retrograde Aav Expressing Mcherry, supplied by Addgene inc, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 97/100, based on 168 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
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1) Product Images from "Enkephalin Gates D2-MSN Disinhibition of the Ventral Pallidum During Cocaine Abstinence"
Article Title: Enkephalin Gates D2-MSN Disinhibition of the Ventral Pallidum During Cocaine Abstinence
Journal: bioRxiv
doi: 10.64898/2026.03.11.711212
Figure Legend Snippet: (A) Experimental timeline. (B) Bilateral virus infusion schematics. Cre-dependent, EYFP-tagged channelrhodopsin (DIO-ChR2-EYFP) was infused into the nucleus accumbens shell (NAcS), and retrograde AAV carrying mCherry was infused into the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Ex vivo electrophysiology recording was performed in the ventral pallidum (VP). (C) Representative live brain slice images are shown demonstrating ChR2 and retrograde signals converging in the ventromedial region of VP (yellow circle). (D) Representative traces of asynchronous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (aIPSC). Yellow box denotes the 50 - 550 ms analysis window after optogenetic stimulation (cyan). (E) Average aIPSC frequency was suppressed by cocaine abstinence in Adora2a-Cre controls (saline: 19 cells/10 mice, cocaine: 10 cells/5 mice). Cocaine-abstinence-induced aIPSC suppression was not observed in D2-PenkKOs (saline: 14 cells/5 mice, cocaine: 10 cells/5 mice). Bath application of CTAP (1 µM) did not affect aIPSC frequency. (F) Average aIPSC amplitude was not affected by cocaine abstinence, deletion of striatal enkephalin, or CTAP. Data are shown as mean ± SEM, with individual data points labeled as male (circles) and females (triangles). ** p < 0.01.
Techniques Used: Virus, Ex Vivo, Slice Preparation, Saline, Labeling