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] Cannabinoid receptors and the endocannabinoid system: signaling and function in the central nervous system

S Zou, U Kumar - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The biological effects of cannabinoids, the major constituents of the ancient medicinal plant
Cannabis sativa (marijuana) are mediated by two members of the G-protein coupled …

[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 …

Mechanisms of podocyte injury and implications for diabetic nephropathy

F Barutta, S Bellini, G Gruden - Clinical Science, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Albuminuria is the hallmark of both primary and secondary proteinuric glomerulopathies,
including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), obesity-related nephropathy, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoids and pain: new insights from old molecules

S Vučković, D Srebro, KS Vujović, Č Vučetić… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. The prohibition of
cannabis in the middle of the 20th century has arrested cannabis research. In recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive lipids and chronic inflammation: managing the fire within

V Chiurchiù, A Leuti, M Maccarrone - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation is an immune response that works as a contained fire that is pre-emptively
sparked as a defensive process during infections or upon any kind of tissue insult, and that …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis sativa L. Bioactive Compounds and Their Protective Role in Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

DM Kopustinskiene, R Masteikova, R Lazauskas… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants from the family Cannabidaceae have been used since
ancient times, to produce fibers, oil, and for medicinal purposes. Psychoactive delta-9 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench: Biological and Pharmacological Properties. A Review

C Burlou-Nagy, F Bănică, T Jurca, LG Vicaș, E Marian… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (EP) is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant, commonly
known as purple coneflower and it belongs to the Asteraceae family. The Echinacea genus …

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 …