Review of the endocannabinoid system

HC Lu, K Mackie - Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a widespread neuromodulatory network involved in
the developing central nervous system as well as playing a major role in tuning many …

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 …

An introduction to the endogenous cannabinoid system

HC Lu, K Mackie - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a widespread neuromodulatory system that plays
important roles in central nervous system development, synaptic plasticity, and the response …

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 …

From phytocannabinoids to cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoids: pleiotropic physiological and pathological roles through complex pharmacology

A Ligresti, L De Petrocellis… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Apart from having been used and misused for at least four millennia for, among others,
recreational and medicinal purposes, the cannabis plant and its most peculiar chemical …

The endocannabinoid system in guarding against fear, anxiety and stress

B Lutz, G Marsicano, R Maldonado… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The endocannabinoid (eCB) system has emerged as a central integrator linking the
perception of external and internal stimuli to distinct neurophysiological and behavioural …

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 …

Endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-related mediators: Targets, metabolism and role in neurological disorders

FA Iannotti, V Di Marzo, S Petrosino - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is composed of two G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs), the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors, and the two main endogenous lipid …

Endocannabinoid signaling and synaptic function

PE Castillo, TJ Younts, AE Chávez, Y Hashimotodani - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Endocannabinoids are key modulators of synaptic function. By activating cannabinoid
receptors expressed in the central nervous system, these lipid messengers can regulate …

Endocannabinoids and related N-acylethanolamines: biological activities and metabolism

K Tsuboi, T Uyama, Y Okamoto, N Ueda - Inflammation and Regeneration, 2018 - Springer
The plant Cannabis sativa contains cannabinoids represented by Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol,
which exert psychoactivity and immunomodulation through cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 …