A path toward precision medicine for neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, F Caraci, AC Cuello, G Caruso… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation commences decades before Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical onset and
represents one of the earliest pathomechanistic alterations throughout the AD continuum …

CB2 receptor in microglia: the guardian of self-control

JA Komorowska-Müller, AC Schmöle - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microglia are key to maintaining the homeostasis of the brain. These immune cells of the
brain can be our biggest ally in fighting infections, but can worsen pathology or hinder …

[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 …

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 …

Progress in brain cannabinoid CB2 receptor research: From genes to behavior

CJ Jordan, ZX Xi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The type 2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R) was initially regarded as a peripheral cannabinoid
receptor. However, recent technological advances in gene detection, alongside the …

Cannabis and its secondary metabolites: their use as therapeutic drugs, toxicological aspects, and analytical determination

J Gonçalves, T Rosado, S Soares, AY Simão… - Medicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although the medicinal properties of Cannabis species have been known for centuries, the
interest on its main active secondary metabolites as therapeutic alternatives for several …

Modulating the endocannabinoid system in human health and disease–successes and failures

P Pacher, G Kunos - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of the endocannabinoid system, comprising the G‐protein coupled
cannabinoid 1 and 2 receptors (CB 1/2), their endogenous lipid ligands or …

Emerging PET radiotracers and targets for imaging of neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases: outlook beyond TSPO

V Narayanaswami, K Dahl… - Molecular …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The dynamic and multicellular processes of neuroinflammation are mediated by the
nonneuronal cells of the central nervous system, which include astrocytes and the brain's …

Is lipid signaling through cannabinoid 2 receptors part of a protective system?

P Pacher, R Mechoulam - Progress in lipid research, 2011 - Elsevier
The mammalian body has a highly developed immune system which guards against
continuous invading protein attacks and aims at preventing, attenuating or repairing the …

Anti-inflammatory ω-3 endocannabinoid epoxides

DR McDougle, JE Watson… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Clinical studies suggest that diets rich in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) provide
beneficial anti-inflammatory effects, in part through their conversion to bioactive metabolites …