A restricted population of CB1 cannabinoid receptors with neuroprotective activity

A Chiarlone, L Bellocchio, C Blázquez… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The CB1 cannabinoid receptor, the main molecular target of endocannabinoids and
cannabis active components, is the most abundant G protein-coupled receptor in the …

The cannabinoid agonist WIN55,212-2 increases intracellular calcium via CB1 receptor coupling to Gq/11 G proteins

JE Lauckner, B Hille, K Mackie - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Central nervous system responses to cannabis are primarily mediated by CB1 receptors,
which couple preferentially to Gi/o G proteins. Here, we used calcium photometry to monitor …

Dissecting the cannabinergic control of behavior: The where matters

A Busquets‐Garcia, T Desprez, M Metna‐Laurent… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The endocannabinoid system is the target of the main psychoactive component of the plant
Cannabis sativa, the Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). This system is composed by the …

Cannabinoid signaling in glial cells

N Stella - Glia, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The cannabinoid signaling system is composed of cannabinoid (CB) receptors, their
endogenous ligands, the endocannabinoids, and the enzymes that produce and inactivate …

Endocannabinoids in cognition and dependence

AH Lichtman, SA Varvel, BR Martin - Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Cannabis use is associated with a wide range of pharmacological effects, some of which
have potential therapeutic benefit while others result in negative outcomes. Acute …

Modulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases cascade by chronic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol treatment

T Rubino, G Forlani, D Viganò, R Zippel… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2004 - Elsevier
Acute Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) injection increased ERK pathway (ERK, pCREB, and
c-fos) mostly in the caudate putamen and cerebellum. This effect underwent to homeostatic …

Neuronal cytoskeleton and synaptic densities are altered after a chronic treatment with the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2

P Tagliaferro, AJ Ramos, ES Onaivi, SG Evrard… - Brain research, 2006 - Elsevier
Cannabinoid CB1 receptors are the most abundant G-protein-coupled receptors in the brain.
Its presynaptic location suggests a role for cannabinoids in modulating the release of …

Sativex-like combination of phytocannabinoids is neuroprotective in malonate-lesioned rats, an inflammatory model of Huntington's disease: role of CB1 and CB2 …

S Valdeolivas, V Satta, RG Pertwee… - ACS chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We have investigated whether a 1: 1 combination of botanical extracts enriched in either Δ9-
tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) or cannabidiol (CBD), which are the main constituents of the …

The therapeutic potential of the cannabinoids in neuroprotection

RI Grundy - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
After thousands of years of interest the last few decades have seen a huge increase in our
knowledge of the cannabinoids and their mode of action. Their potential as medical …

Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, inhibits cocaine-induced seizures in mice: Possible role of the mTOR pathway and reduction in glutamate release

PH Gobira, LR Vilela, BDC Gonçalves, RPM Santos… - Neurotoxicology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cannabidiol (CBD), a major non-psychotomimetic constituent of Cannabis sativa, has
therapeutic potential for certain psychiatric and neurological disorders. Studies in laboratory …