Endocannabinoid signalling in reward and addiction

LH Parsons, YL Hurd - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
Brain endocannabinoid (eCB) signalling influences the motivation for natural rewards (such
as palatable food, sexual activity and social interaction) and modulates the rewarding effects …

Endocannabinoid influence in drug reinforcement, dependence and addiction-related behaviors

A Serrano, LH Parsons - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2011 - Elsevier
The endogenous cannabinoid system is an important regulatory system involved in
physiological homeostasis. Endocannabinoid signaling is known to modulate neural …

Cannabidiol in the context of substance use disorder treatment: A systematic review

V Paulus, J Billieux, A Benyamina, L Karila - Addictive behaviors, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid found in the Cannabis plant. CBD
has received significant medical attention in relation to its anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, and …

Cannabidiol inhibits the reward‐facilitating effect of morphine: involvement of 5‐HT1A receptors in the dorsal raphe nucleus

V Katsidoni, I Anagnostou, G Panagis - Addiction biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabidiol is a non‐psychotomimetic constituent of C annabis sativa, which induces
central effects in rodents. It has been shown that cannabidiol attenuates cue‐induced …

Neutral CB1 receptor antagonists as pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders: rationale, evidence, and challenge

O Soler-Cedeno, ZX Xi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) has been one of the major targets in medication
development for treating substance use disorders (SUDs). Early studies indicated that …

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 …

Biphasic effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on brain stimulation reward and motor activity

V Katsidoni, A Kastellakis… - International journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana,
has led to equivocal results when tested with the intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) …

Cannabinoid Regulation of Brain Reward Processing with an Emphasis on the Role of CB1 Receptors: A Step Back into the Future

G Panagis, B Mackey, S Vlachou - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Over the last decades, the endocannabinoid system has been implicated in a large variety of
functions, including a crucial modulation of brain-reward circuits and the regulation of …

The cannabinoid CB2 receptor is necessary for nicotine-conditioned place preference, but not other behavioral effects of nicotine in mice

BM Ignatowska-Jankowska, PP Muldoon… - …, 2013 - Springer
Rationale Whereas cannabinoid CB 1 receptors have long been known to contribute to the
rewarding effects and dependence liability of many drugs of abuse, recent studies have …

Blockade of nicotine and cannabinoid reinforcement and relapse by a cannabinoid CB1-receptor neutral antagonist AM4113 and inverse agonist rimonabant in …

CW Schindler, GH Redhi, K Vemuri… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Nicotine, the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and (−)− Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, play major roles in tobacco and …