[HTML][HTML] The neuroprotective effect of traditional Chinese medicinal plants—A critical review

J Moreira, M Machado, M Dias-Teixeira… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases are increasingly affecting individuals'
quality of life, thus increasing their cost to social and health systems. These diseases have …

Designing drugs and chemical probes with the dualsteric approach

J Zha, J He, C Wu, M Zhang, X Liu… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditionally, drugs are monovalent, targeting only one site on the protein surface. This
includes orthosteric and allosteric drugs, which bind the protein at orthosteric and allosteric …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-microbial activity of phytocannabinoids and endocannabinoids in the light of their physiological and pathophysiological roles

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance has become an increasing challenge in the treatment of various
infectious diseases, especially those associated with biofilm formation on biotic and abiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Saturated cannabinoids: update on synthesis strategies and biological studies of these emerging cannabinoid analogs

ML Docampo-Palacios, GA Ramirez, TT Tesfatsion… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural and non-natural hexahydrocannabinols (HHC) were first described in 1940 by Adam
and in late 2021 arose on the drug market in the United States and in some European …

[HTML][HTML] Minor phytocannabinoids: A misleading name but a promising opportunity for biomedical research

D Caprioglio, HIM Amin, O Taglialatela-Scafati… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the very large number of phytocannabinoids isolated from Cannabis (Cannabis
sativa L.), bioactivity studies have long remained focused on the so called “Big Four”[Δ9 …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic effects of Cannabinoids and their applications in COVID-19 treatment

R Pérez, T Glaser, C Villegas, V Burgos, H Ulrich… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis sativa is one of the first medicinal plants used by humans. Its medical use remains
controversial because it is a psychotropic drug whose use has been banned. Recently …

[HTML][HTML] Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists

K Laudanski, J Wain - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increased usage of recreational and medically indicated cannabinoid compounds has been
an undeniable reality for anesthesiologists in recent years. These compounds' complicated …

[HTML][HTML] Releasing the full potential of Cannabis through biotechnology

L Li, S Yu, J Chen, C Cheng, J Sun, Y Xu, C Deng… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is a dioecious plant cultivated worldwide for thousands of
years. Besides the narcotic and therapeutic effects, Cannabis can be used as raw materials …

The Leu/Val6.51 Side Chain of Cannabinoid Receptors Regulates the Binding Mode of the Alkyl Chain of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol

C Llinas del Torrent, I Raïch, A Gonzalez… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the principal psychoactive constituent of
Cannabis, mediates its action by binding to two members of the G-protein-coupled receptor …

Role of T and B lymphocyte cannabinoid type 1 and 2 receptors in major depression and suicidal behaviours

M Maes, M Rachayon, K Jirakran… - Acta …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Early flow cytometry studies revealed T cell activation in major depressive disorder (MDD).
MDD is characterised by activation of the immune-inflammatory response system (IRS) and …