Journal: Current Research in Neurobiology
Article Title: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol does not upregulate an aversive dopamine receptor mechanism in adolescent brain unlike in adults
doi: 10.1016/j.crneur.2023.100107
Figure Lengend Snippet: Downstream effectors of D1-D2 dopamine receptor heteromer after chronic THC administration. Homogenates from dorsal striatum (dStr) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) of adult and adolescent rats chronically treated with vehicle (Veh) or THC were subjected to Western blot using antibodies for A) CaMKII⍺ and phospho-CaMKII⍺ (pCamKII⍺), B) GSK3⍺β and phospho-GSK3⍺β (pGSK3⍺β), C) BDNF and its receptor TrkB, and phosphorylated TrkB (pTrkB), D) phosphorylated Thr75-DARPP-32 (pThr75) E) and prodynorphin (Pdyn) and its receptor KOR and phosphorylated KOR (pKOR). F) GluA1 phosphorylated at serine845 (pS845-GluA1). GAPDH and β-actin antibodies were used as loading controls. Representative images are shown. Results are expressed as percent of control, mean ± SEM, with statistical significance measured by Student's t-test (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01).
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies and dilutions used were: phospho-CaMKIIα (Cell Signaling Technologies, 12,726; 1:1000), CaMKIIα (Cell Signaling Technologies, 3362; 1:1000), phospho-GSK3αβ (Cell Signaling Technologies, 9331; 1:1000), GSK3αβ (Cell Signaling Technologies, 5676; 1:1000), phospho-TrkB (Sigma, ABN1381; 1:500), TrkB (Cell Signaling Technologies, 4607; 1:1000), phospho-Thr75-DARPP-32 (Cell Signaling Technologies, 2301 S; 1:1000), prodynorphin (Neuromics, GP10110; 1:700), kappa opioid receptor (Abcam, ab183825; 1:1000), kappa opioid receptor phospho-Ser369 (SAB Bio; 12,227), phospho-Ser845-GluA1 (Millipore, 1:1000), AB5849; phospho-CB1R (Abcam, ab186428; 1:1000), GAPDH (Sigma, G8795; 1:10,000) and β-actin (Abgent, AM1021B; 1:1000).
Techniques: Western Blot, Control