Cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and pain: a review of preclinical studies

DP Finn, S Haroutounian, AG Hohmann, E Krane… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
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 …

The endogenous cannabinoid system: a budding source of targets for treating inflammatory and neuropathic pain

G Donvito, SR Nass, JL Wilkerson, ZA Curry… - …, 2018 - nature.com
A great need exists for the development of new medications to treat pain resulting from
various disease states and types of injury. Given that the endogenous cannabinoid (that is …

Opioid-sparing effect of cannabinoids for analgesia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical and clinical studies

S Nielsen, L Picco, B Murnion, B Winters… - …, 2022 - nature.com
Cannabinoid co-administration may enable reduced opioid doses for analgesia. This
updated systematic review on the opioid-sparing effects of cannabinoids considered …

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 …

CB2 receptor in the CNS: From immune and neuronal modulation to behavior

W Grabon, S Rheims, J Smith, J Bodennec… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite low levels of cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R) expression in the central nervous
system in human and rodents, a growing body of evidence shows CB2R involvement in …

Cannabinoids in chronic pain: therapeutic potential through microglia modulation

NJ van den Hoogen, EK Harding… - Frontiers in Neural …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pain is a complex sensory, cognitive, and emotional experience that imposes a
great personal, psychological, and socioeconomic burden on patients. An estimated 1.5 …

Cannabinoids therapeutic use: what is our current understanding following the introduction of THC, THC: CBD oromucosal spray and others?

M Maccarrone, R Maldonado, M Casas… - Expert review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The complexity of the endocannabinoid (eCB) system is becoming better
understood and new drivers of eCB signaling are emerging. Modulation of the activities of …

Potential of cannabinoid receptor ligands as treatment for substance use disorders

E Galaj, ZX Xi - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a major public health crisis worldwide, and effective
treatment options are limited. During the past 2 decades, researchers have investigated the …

Orally consumed cannabinoids provide long-lasting relief of allodynia in a mouse model of chronic neuropathic pain

AD Abraham, EJY Leung, BA Wong… - …, 2020 - nature.com
Chronic pain affects a significant percentage of the United States population, and available
pain medications like opioids have drawbacks that make long-term use untenable …

Combination drug therapy for the management of chronic neuropathic pain

S Boccella, L De Filippis, C Giorgio, L Brandolini… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic neuropathic pain (NP) is an increasingly prevalent disease and leading cause of
disability which is challenging to treat. Several distinct classes of drugs are currently used for …