THC and CBD: Similarities and differences between siblings

N Stella - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its sibling, cannabidiol (CBD), are produced
by the same Cannabis plant and have similar chemical structures but differ dramatically in …

CB1 cannabinoid receptor signaling and biased signaling

LM Leo, ME Abood - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The CB1 cannabinoid receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor highly expressed throughout
the central nervous system that is a promising target for the treatment of various disorders …

ACEA attenuates oxidative stress by promoting mitophagy via CB1R/Nrf1/PINK1 pathway after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats

B Liu, Y Tian, Y Li, P Wu, Y Zhang… - … Medicine and Cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose. Oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in early brain injury (EBI) after
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The CB1R agonist ACEA has been reported to have a …

Endocannabinoid-mediated control of neural circuit excitability and epileptic seizures

Y Sugaya, M Kano - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Research on endocannabinoid signaling has greatly advanced our understanding of how
the excitability of neural circuits is controlled in health and disease. In general …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoid receptor 1 positive allosteric modulator (GAT229) attenuates cisplatin-induced neuropathic pain in mice

AM Bagher, LS Binmahfouz, RA Shaik… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is one of chemotherapies' most often
documented side effects. Patients with CIPN experience spontaneous burning, numbness …

The endocannabinoid system impacts seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome

LL Anderson, PT Doohan, NA Hawkins, D Bahceci… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dravet syndrome is a catastrophic childhood epilepsy with multiple seizure types that are
refractory to treatment. The endocannabinoid system regulates neuronal excitability so a …

Neuroplastic alterations in cannabinoid receptors type 1 (CB1) in animal models of epileptic seizures

W Lazarini-Lopes, GK Silva-Cardoso - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, there is an urgent need to better comprehend neuroplastic alterations in
cannabinoid receptors type 1 (CB1) and to understand the biological meaning of these …

Positive allosteric modulation of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor potentiates endocannabinoid signalling and changes ERK1/2 phosphorylation kinetics

HM Green, JJ Manning, IR Greig… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Activation of CB1 by exogenous agonists causes adverse
effects in vivo. Positive allosteric modulation may offer improved therapeutic potential and a …

Design, synthesis, and pharmacological profiling of cannabinoid 1 receptor allosteric modulators: Preclinical efficacy of C2-group GAT211 congeners for reducing …

S Garai, PC Schaffer, RB Laprairie, DR Janero… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Allosteric modulators of cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) show translational promise over
orthosteric ligands due to their potential to elicit therapeutic benefit without cannabimimetic …

Cannabinoid receptors distribution in mouse cortical plasma membrane compartments

H Miranzadeh Mahabadi, H Bhatti, RB Laprairie… - Molecular brain, 2021 - Springer
The type 1 and type 2 cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2 receptors) are class AG protein-
coupled receptors (GPCRs) that are activated by endogenous lipids called …