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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Volitional cocaine taking engages distinct medium spiny neuron and astrocyte transcriptional programs in the rat nucleus accumbens.

Heath D Schmidt, Richard C Crist, Samar N Chehimi, Riley Merkel, Morgan Faist, Vaishnavi Joshi, Jackson E Shuey, Benjamin C Reiner

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Heath D SchmidtDepartment of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0646-5605
Richard C CristDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9461-1256
Samar N ChehimiDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0701-9260
Riley MerkelDepartment of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7144-4114
Morgan FaistDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-4041-4824
Vaishnavi JoshiDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jackson E ShueyDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Benjamin C ReinerDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7796-587X

Funding

The role of central GLP-1 receptors in animal models of cocaine addictionR01DA037897 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHMIDT, HEATH D · 2015 to 2023
$3.5M
The role of central amylin receptor in opioid-mediated behaviorsR01DA061799 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HEATH D SCHMIDT · 2025 to 2026
$1.6M
Cell-specific epigenetic and transcriptomic signatures of impulsivity and its regulation by stress in the nucleus accumbensR21DA055846 · NIDA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI BANGASSER, DEBRA A, REINER, BENJAMIN CHARLES · 2023 to 2024
$469k
Single-nucleus transcriptomics in rat striatum following morphine administration and withdrawalR21DA057458 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CRIST, RICHARD C., SCHMIDT, HEATH D · 2023 to 2024
$447k
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA037897NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA061799NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA055846NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA057458
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cocaine use disorder (CUD) remains a major public health concern with no FDA-approved pharmacotherapy, underscoring the need to define the cellular and molecular adaptations produced by voluntary cocaine taking. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is a key substrate for cocaine reinforcement and drug-seeking behavior, but interpretation of the functional role of its cellular heterogeneity in these behaviors is limited by past bulk transcriptomic studies. Here, we used single-nucleus RNA sequencing to profile the NAc of male and female rats that self-administered intravenous cocaine for 10 consecutive days versus yoked saline controls. After quality control, we analyzed 36,766 nuclei spanning major neuronal, glial, and vascular cell populations. Pseudobulk differential-expression analyses identified 478 cocaine-associated cell type-specific transcriptional changes that were concentrated in discrete medium spiny neuron (MSN) subclasses and astrocytes. D1

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cocaine self-administrationcocaine use disorderD1 MSNEbf1medium spiny neuronsnucleus accumbenssingle-nucleus RNA sequencingtranscriptome

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PMID42395422
PMCPMC13320974

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