Goods and bads of the endocannabinoid system as a therapeutic target: Lessons learned after 30 years

M Maccarrone, V Di Marzo, J Gertsch, U Grether… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
The cannabis derivative marijuana is the most widely used recreational drug in the Western
world and is consumed by an estimated 83 million individuals (∼ 3% of the world …

[HTML][HTML] Anandamide and other N-acylethanolamines: A class of signaling lipids with therapeutic opportunities

ED Mock, B Gagestein, M van der Stelt - Progress in Lipid Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), including N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA), N-
oleoylethanolamine (OEA), N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA, anandamide), N …

Association of semaglutide with risk of suicidal ideation in a real-world cohort

W Wang, ND Volkow, NA Berger, PB Davis… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Concerns over reports of suicidal ideation associated with semaglutide treatment, a
glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) agonist medication for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) …

An increase in the omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio increases the risk for obesity

AP Simopoulos - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the past three decades, total fat and saturated fat intake as a percentage of total calories
has continuously decreased in Western diets, while the intake of omega-6 fatty acid …

Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

P Pacher, S Steffens, G Haskó, TH Schindler… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Dysregulation of the endogenous lipid mediators endocannabinoids and their G-protein-
coupled cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1R and CB2R) has been implicated in a variety …

Antioxidant, anti-obesity, nutritional and other beneficial effects of different chili pepper: A review

A Azlan, S Sultana, CS Huei, MR Razman - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fruits and vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. They are rich sources of
vitamins and minerals, dietary fibre and a host of beneficial non-nutrient substances …

From phytocannabinoids to cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoids: pleiotropic physiological and pathological roles through complex pharmacology

A Ligresti, L De Petrocellis… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Apart from having been used and misused for at least four millennia for, among others,
recreational and medicinal purposes, the cannabis plant and its most peculiar chemical …

Neurobiological interactions between stress and the endocannabinoid system

M Morena, S Patel, JS Bains, MN Hill - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016 - nature.com
Stress affects a constellation of physiological systems in the body and evokes a rapid shift in
many neurobehavioral processes. A growing body of work indicates that the …

Novel noninvasive approaches to the treatment of obesity: from pharmacotherapy to gene therapy

AM Angelidi, MJ Belanger, A Kokkinos… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Recent insights into the pathophysiologic underlying mechanisms of obesity have led to the
discovery of several promising drug targets and novel therapeutic strategies to address the …

Progress and challenges in anti-obesity pharmacotherapy

DH Bessesen, LF Van Gaal - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2018 - thelancet.com
Obesity is a serious and growing worldwide health challenge. Healthy lifestyle choices are
the foundation of obesity treatment. However, weight loss can lead to physiological …