[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoids and epilepsy

EC Rosenberg, RW Tsien, BJ Whalley, O Devinsky - Neurotherapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Cannabis has been used for centuries to treat seizures. Recent anecdotal reports,
accumulating animal model data, and mechanistic insights have raised interest in cannabis …

[HTML][HTML] Endocannabinoid-mediated control of synaptic transmission

M Kano, T Ohno-Shosaku… - Physiological …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The discovery of cannabinoid receptors and subsequent identification of their endogenous
ligands (endocannabinoids) in early 1990s have greatly accelerated research on …

Postsynaptic synucleins mediate endocannabinoid signaling

E Albarran, Y Sun, Y Liu, K Raju, A Dong, Y Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Endocannabinoids are among the most powerful modulators of synaptic transmission
throughout the nervous system, and yet little is understood about the release of …

[PDF][PDF] Cannabinoid type 2 receptors mediate a cell type-specific plasticity in the hippocampus

AV Stempel, A Stumpf, HY Zhang, T Özdoğan… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Endocannabinoids (eCBs) exert major control over neuronal activity by activating
cannabinoid receptors (CBRs). The functionality of the eCB system is primarily ascribed to …

The direct actions of cannabidiol and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol at GABAA receptors

T Bakas, PS Van Nieuwenhuijzen, SO Devenish… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major non-intoxicating component of cannabis and possesses anti-
epileptic, anxiolytic and anti-hyperalgesic properties. The mechanism of action of CBD in …

Cannabinoids and cytochrome P450 interactions

O Zendulka, G Dovrtelova, K Nosková… - Current drug …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Objective: This review consists of three parts, representing three different possibilities of
interactions between cannabinoid receptor ligands of both exogenous and endogenous …

Endocannabinoid system in neurodegenerative disorders

BS Basavarajappa, M Shivakumar… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Most neurodegenerative disorders (NDD s) are characterized by cognitive impairment and
other neurological defects. The definite cause of and pathways underlying the progression …

Molecular characterization of a phospholipase D generating anandamide and its congeners

Y Okamoto, J Morishita, K Tsuboi, T Tonai… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Anandamide (N-arachidonoylethanolamine) is known to be an endogenous ligand of
cannabinoid and vanilloid receptors. Its congeners (collectively referred to as N …

Neuronal control of skin function: the skin as a neuroimmunoendocrine organ

D Roosterman, T Goerge, SW Schneider… - Physiological …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
This review focuses on the role of the peripheral nervous system in cutaneous biology and
disease. During the last few years, a modern concept of an interactive network between …

Cannabinoid-based drugs as anti-inflammatory therapeutics

TW Klein - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2005 - nature.com
In the nineteenth century, marijuana was prescribed by physicians for maladies ranging from
eating disorders to rabies. However, as newer, more effective drugs were discovered and as …