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 …

The endocannabinoid system as an emerging target of pharmacotherapy

P Pacher, S Bátkai, G Kunos - Pharmacological reviews, 2006 - ASPET
The recent identification of cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous lipid ligands has
triggered an exponential growth of studies exploring the endocannabinoid system and its …

Cannabidiolic acid prevents vomiting in Suncus murinus and nausea‐induced behaviour in rats by enhancing 5‐HT1A receptor activation

D Bolognini, EM Rock, NL Cluny… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose To evaluate the ability of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) to reduce
nausea and vomiting and enhance 5‐HT1A receptor activation in animal models …

The endocannabinoid system in brain reward processes

M Solinas, SR Goldberg… - British journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Food, drugs and brain stimulation can serve as strong rewarding stimuli and are all believed
to activate common brain circuits that evolved in mammals to favour fitness and survival. For …

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 …

Receptor–receptor interactions within receptor mosaics. Impact on neuropsychopharmacology

K Fuxe, D Marcellino, A Rivera, Z Diaz-Cabiale… - Brain research …, 2008 - Elsevier
Future therapies for diseases associated with altered dopaminergic signaling, including
Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and drug addiction or drug dependence may …

Lack of CB1 cannabinoid receptor impairs cocaine self-administration

G Soria, V Mendizábal, C Touriño, P Robledo… - …, 2005 - nature.com
Acute rewarding properties are essential for the establishment of cocaine addiction, and
multiple neurochemical processes participate in this complex behavior. In the present study …

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 …

Adenosine–dopamine interactions in the pathophysiology and treatment of CNS disorders

K Fuxe, D Marcellino… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Adenosine–dopamine interactions in the central nervous system (CNS) have been studied
for many years in view of their relevance for disorders of the CNS and their treatments. 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) …