Cannabinoids Transmogrify Cancer Metabolic Phenotype via Epigenetic Reprogramming and a Novel CBD Biased G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling Platform

DA Bunsick, J Matsukubo, MR Szewczuk - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The epigenome is dynamic and flexible and can influence its phenotype
by turning the genes on and off based on the environment to which it is exposed. Significant …

Functional Selectivity of Cannabinoid Type 1 G Protein-Coupled Receptor Agonists in Transactivating Glycosylated Receptors on Cancer Cells to Induce Epithelial …

DA Bunsick, J Matsukubo, R Aldbai, L Baghaie… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the role of biased G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonism in receptor
signaling may provide novel insights into the opposing effects mediated by cannabinoids …

Cannabinoid receptor type-2 in B cells is associated with tumor immunity in melanoma

T Gruber, S Robatel, M Kremenovic, L Bäriswyl… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this study we investigated the role of cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2R) on
immune cells in melanoma and found significantly improved overall survival in patients with …

Cannabidiol treatment results in a common gene expression response across aggressive cancer cells from various origins

PY Desprez, R Murase, C Limbad… - Cannabis and …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: We previously reported that cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabinoid with a low
toxicity profile, downregulated the expression of the prometastatic gene inhibitor of DNA …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding Cellular, Molecular, and Functional Specificity, Heterogeneity, and Diversity of the Endocannabinoid System

J Aoki, M Isokawa - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a widely recognized lipid messenger system
involved in many aspects of our health and diseases. The system consists of cannabinoid …

Update on the endocannabinoid system as an anticancer target

AM Malfitano, E Ciaglia, G Gangemi… - Expert opinion on …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Recent studies have shown that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) could offer
an attractive antitumor target. Numerous findings suggest the involvement of this system …

Cannabinoid signaling in cancer

S Das, K Kaul, S Mishra, M Charan… - Recent advances in …, 2019 - Springer
The family of chemical structures that interact with a cannabinoid receptor are broadly
termed cannabinoids. Traditionally known for their psychotropic effects and their use as …

Endocannabinoid system, pharmacogenomics and response to therapy

ES Onaivi - Pharmacogenomics, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
that the cellular, biochemical and behavioral responses to marijuana use are encoded in our
genes [3, 4]. Much of this progress in cannabi noid genomics is providing genetic variants …

Receptor-dependent and receptor-independent endocannabinoid signaling: a therapeutic target for regulation of cancer growth

R Van Dross, E Soliman, S Jha, T Johnson… - Life Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system comprises the G-protein coupled CB1 cannabinoid receptor
(CB1R) and CB2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R), their endogenous ligands …

Functional fine-tuning of metabolic pathways by the endocannabinoid system—implications for health and disease

E Moreno, M Cavic, EI Canela - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) employs a huge network of molecules (receptors,
ligands, and enzymatic machinery molecules) whose interactions with other cellular …