Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is an underappreciated risk of using cannabis that affects~
10% of the 193 million cannabis users worldwide. The individual and public health burdens …
10% of the 193 million cannabis users worldwide. The individual and public health burdens …
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 …
discovery of the psychotropic plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) initiated …
Goods and bads of the endocannabinoid system as a therapeutic target: Lessons learned after 30 years
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 …
world and is consumed by an estimated 83 million individuals (∼ 3% of the world …
Cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and pain: a review of preclinical studies
This narrative review represents an output from the International Association for the Study of
Pain's global task force on the use of cannabis, cannabinoids, and cannabis-based …
Pain's global task force on the use of cannabis, cannabinoids, and cannabis-based …
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 …
are the targets of compounds present in psychotropic preparations of Cannabis sativa. The …
The CB2 receptor and its role as a regulator of inflammation
C Turcotte, MR Blanchet, M Laviolette… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
The CB 2 receptor is the peripheral receptor for cannabinoids. It is mainly expressed in
immune tissues, highlighting the possibility that the endocannabinoid system has an …
immune tissues, highlighting the possibility that the endocannabinoid system has an …
Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly
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 …
coupled cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1R and CB2R) has been implicated in a variety …
Medical use of cannabinoids
AI Fraguas-Sánchez, AI Torres-Suárez - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids and the enzymes responsible for their
biosynthesis and degradation constitute the endocannabinoid system. In recent decades …
biosynthesis and degradation constitute the endocannabinoid system. In recent decades …
Bioactive lipids, inflammation and chronic diseases
A Leuti, D Fazio, M Fava, A Piccoli, S Oddi… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Endogenous bioactive lipids are part of a complex network that modulates a plethora of
cellular and molecular processes involved in health and disease, of which inflammation …
cellular and molecular processes involved in health and disease, of which inflammation …
Hippocampal GABAergic inhibitory interneurons
KA Pelkey, R Chittajallu, MT Craig… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …