Endocannabinoids in body weight control

H Horn, B Böhme, L Dietrich, M Koch - Pharmaceuticals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Maintenance of body weight is fundamental to maintain one's health and to promote
longevity. Nevertheless, it appears that the global obesity epidemic is still constantly …

Energy balance regulation by endocannabinoids at central and peripheral levels

C Quarta, R Mazza, S Obici, R Pasquali… - Trends in molecular …, 2011 - cell.com
Dysregulation of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a universal and, perhaps, causative
feature of obesity. Central nervous system (CNS) circuits that regulate food intake were …

Endocannabinoids and metabolic disorders

B Gatta-Cherifi, D Cota - Endocannabinoids, 2015 - Springer
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is known to exert regulatory control on essentially every
aspect related to the search for, and the intake, metabolism and storage of calories, and …

Cannabinoid receptor signaling in central regulation of feeding behavior: A mini-review

M Koch - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cannabinoids are lipid messengers that modulate a variety of physiological processes and
modify the generation of specific behaviors. In this regard, the cannabinoid receptor type 1 …

Endocannabinoid modulation of homeostatic and non-homeostatic feeding circuits

BK Lau, D Cota, L Cristino, SL Borgland - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system has emerged as a key player in the control of eating.
Endocannabinoids, including 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and anandamide (AEA) …

Re-visiting the endocannabinoid system and its therapeutic potential in obesity and associated diseases

JM Richey, O Woolcott - Current diabetes reports, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of review The purpose of the review was to revisit the possibility of the
endocannabinoid system being a therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity by focusing …

New vistas for treatment of obesity and diabetes? Endocannabinoid signalling and metabolism in the modulation of energy balance

C Lipina, W Rastedt, AJ Irving, HS Hundal - Bioessays, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Growing evidence suggests that pathological overactivation of the endocannabinoid system
(ECS) is associated with dyslipidemia, obesity and diabetes. Indeed, this signalling system …

The endocannabinoid system: pivotal orchestrator of obesity and metabolic disease

W Mazier, N Saucisse, B Gatta-Cherifi… - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2015 - cell.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) functions to adjust behavior and metabolism according
to environmental changes in food availability. Its actions range from the regulation of …

New insights on the role of the endocannabinoid system in the regulation of energy balance

B Gatta-Cherifi, D Cota - International journal of obesity, 2016 - nature.com
Within the past 15 years, the endocannabinoid system (ECS) has emerged as a lipid
signaling system critically involved in the regulation of energy balance, as it exerts a …

Role of the endocannabinoid system in energy balance regulation and obesity

D Cota - Obesity and Metabolism, 2008 - karger.com
The endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS) is a neuromodulatory system recently
recognized to have a role in the regulation of various aspects of eating behavior and energy …