Neurobiological interactions between stress and the endocannabinoid system

M Morena, S Patel, JS Bains, MN Hill - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016 - nature.com
Stress affects a constellation of physiological systems in the body and evokes a rapid shift in
many neurobehavioral processes. A growing body of work indicates that the …

[HTML][HTML] The transition of acute postoperative pain to chronic pain: an integrative overview of research on mechanisms

CR Chapman, CJ Vierck - The Journal of pain, 2017 - Elsevier
The nature of the transition from acute to chronic pain still eludes explanation, but chronic
pain resulting from surgery provides a natural experiment that invites clinical …

The cannabinoid system and pain

SG Woodhams, V Chapman, DP Finn, AG Hohmann… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chronic pain states are highly prevalent and yet poorly controlled by currently available
analgesics, representing an enormous clinical, societal, and economic burden. Existing pain …

Cannabinoids and pain: sites and mechanisms of action

K Starowicz, DP Finn - Advances in Pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system, consisting of the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB 1 R) and
cannabinoid 2 receptor (CB 2 R), endogenous cannabinoid ligands (endocannabinoids) …

Alterations in the endocannabinoid system in the rat valproic acid model of autism

DM Kerr, L Downey, M Conboy, DP Finn… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system plays a crucial role in regulating emotionality and social
behaviour, however it is unknown whether this system plays a role in symptoms associated …

Sex‐dependent effects of endocannabinoid modulation of conditioned fear extinction in rats

M Morena, AS Nastase, A Santori… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Women are twice as likely as men to develop post‐traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) making the search for biological mechanisms underlying these …

Differential upregulation of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor in neurotoxic and inflammation-driven rat models of Parkinson's disease

RM Concannon, BN Okine, DP Finn, E Dowd - Experimental neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
The cannabinoid CB 2 receptor has recently emerged as a potential anti-inflammatory target
to break the self-sustaining cycle of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration that is …

Anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol: pharmacological properties, functional features, and emerging specificities of the two major endocannabinoids

A Luchicchi, M Pistis - Molecular neurobiology, 2012 - Springer
Since the discovery of endocannabinoids and their receptors, two major members of the
endocannabinoid family, anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), have been …

Mechanisms of placebo analgesia: a dual-process model informed by insights from cross-species comparisons

SM Schafer, S Geuter, TD Wager - Progress in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Placebo treatments are pharmacologically inert, but are known to alleviate symptoms across
a variety of clinical conditions. Associative learning and cognitive expectations both play …

Endocannabinoids, endocannabinoid-like compounds and cortisone in head hair of health care workers as markers of stress and resilience during the early COVID …

I Biener, TT Mueller, J Lin, H Bao, J Steffen… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 impacted health systems globally, creating
increased workload and mental stress upon health care workers (HCW). During the first …