2011
FACS purification of immunolabeled cell types from adult rat brain
Guez-Barber D, Fanous S, Harvey BK, Zhang Y, Lehrmann E, Becker KG, Picciotto MR, Hope BT. FACS purification of immunolabeled cell types from adult rat brain. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2011, 203: 10-18. PMID: 21911005, PMCID: PMC3221768, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.08.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence-activated cell sortingCell typesPromoter-driven reporter geneBrain tissueExtracellular proteinsFACS procedureReporter geneFACS purificationRat brainReal-time PCRMolecular analysisSorted cellsCell sortingAdult rat brainTime PCRIntact cell bodiesTransgenic miceMolecular alterationsNeuN antibodyQuantitative assayCell bodiesAvailable antibodiesBrainTissueGenes
2006
Galanin attenuates cyclic AMP regulatory element‐binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation induced by chronic morphine and naloxone challenge in Cath.a cells and primary striatal cultures
Hawes JJ, Narasimhaiah R, Picciotto MR. Galanin attenuates cyclic AMP regulatory element‐binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation induced by chronic morphine and naloxone challenge in Cath.a cells and primary striatal cultures. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 96: 1160-1168. PMID: 16417577, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03613.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpiate withdrawalAdditional potential therapeutic targetsChronic opiate administrationPotential therapeutic targetPrimary striatal culturesExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylationElement-Binding Protein PhosphorylationCAMP regulatory element-binding proteinKinase 1/2 phosphorylationGalanin treatmentMorphine administrationChronic morphineGalanin receptorsNeuropeptide galaninOpiate administrationNaloxone challengeStriatal neuronsLocus coeruleusSomatic signsNucleus accumbensStriatal culturesRegulatory element-binding proteinTherapeutic targetElement-binding proteinMolecular alterations