Review of the endocannabinoid system

HC Lu, K Mackie - Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a widespread neuromodulatory network involved in
the developing central nervous system as well as playing a major role in tuning many …

Cannabinoids and the expanded endocannabinoid system in neurological disorders

L Cristino, T Bisogno, V Di Marzo - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020 - nature.com
Anecdotal evidence that cannabis preparations have medical benefits together with the
discovery of the psychotropic plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) initiated …

New approaches and challenges to targeting the endocannabinoid system

V Di Marzo - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2018 - nature.com
The endocannabinoid signalling system was discovered because receptors in this system
are the targets of compounds present in psychotropic preparations of Cannabis sativa. The …

Activation and signaling mechanism revealed by cannabinoid receptor-Gi complex structures

T Hua, X Li, L Wu, C Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, Y Wang… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Human endocannabinoid systems modulate multiple physiological processes mainly
through the activation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2. Their high sequence …

An introduction to the endogenous cannabinoid system

HC Lu, K Mackie - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a widespread neuromodulatory system that plays
important roles in central nervous system development, synaptic plasticity, and the response …

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 …

THC and CBD: Similarities and differences between siblings

N Stella - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its sibling, cannabidiol (CBD), are produced
by the same Cannabis plant and have similar chemical structures but differ dramatically in …

Neuroscience of addiction: relevance to prevention and treatment

ND Volkow, M Boyle - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Addiction, the most severe form of substance use disorder, is a chronic brain disorder
molded by strong biosocial factors that has devastating consequences to individuals and to …

The effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the dopamine system

MAP Bloomfield, AH Ashok, ND Volkow, OD Howes - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis,
are a pressing concern for global mental health. Patterns of cannabis use are changing …

The endocannabinoid system in guarding against fear, anxiety and stress

B Lutz, G Marsicano, R Maldonado… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The endocannabinoid (eCB) system has emerged as a central integrator linking the
perception of external and internal stimuli to distinct neurophysiological and behavioural …