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2-Arachidonoylglycerol Signaling in Forebrain Regulates Systemic Energy Metabolism [PDF]

Cell Metabolism, 2012
The endocannabinoid system plays a critical role in the control of energy homeostasis, but the identity and localization of the endocannabinoid signal involved remain unknown. In the present study, we developed transgenic mice that overexpress in forebrain neurons the presynaptic hydrolase, monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL), which deactivates the ...
Jung, Kwang-Mook, Clapper, Jason R, Fu, Jin, D'Agostino, Giuseppe, Guijarro, Ana, Thongkham, Dean, Avanesian, Agnesa, Astarita, Giuseppe, DiPatrizio, Nicholas V, Frontini, Andrea, Cinti, Saverio, Diano, Sabrina, Piomelli, Daniele   +12 more
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The evolution and comparative neurobiology of endocannabinoid signalling [PDF]

, 2012
CB(1)- and CB(2)-type cannabinoid receptors mediate effects of the endocannabinoids 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and anandamide in mammals. In canonical endocannabinoid-mediated synaptic plasticity, 2-AG is generated postsynaptically by diacylglycerol ...
Devane W. A., Maurice R. Elphick, Montell C., Soderstrom K., Soderstrom K.   +4 more
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2-arachidonoylglycerol metabolism is differently modulated by oligomeric and fibrillar conformations of amyloid beta in synaptic terminals [PDF]

, 2017
Alzheimer´s disease (AD) is the most prevalent disorder of senile dementia mainly characterized by amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) deposits in the brain. Cannabinoids are relevant to AD as they exert several beneficial effects in many models of this disease ...
Gaveglio, Virginia Lucía, Giusto, Norma Maria, Pascual, Ana Clara, Pasquaré, Susana Juana   +3 more
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Endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol protects neurons against β-amyloid insults [PDF]

Neuroscience, 2011
While endocannabinoid modulation of both GABAergic and glutamatergic synaptic transmission and plasticity has been extensively investigated, our understanding of the role of endocannabinoids in protecting neurons from harmful insults remains limited. 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), the most abundant endogenous ligand and a full agonist for cannabinoid ...
X, Chen, J, Zhang, C, Chen
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Effects of parabolic flight and spaceflight on the endocannabinoid system in humans [PDF]

, 2012
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an important role in the regulation of physiological functions, from stress and memory regulation to vegetative control and immunity.
Chouker, Alexander, Feuerecker, Matthias, Hauer, Daniela, Kaufmann, Ines, Morukov, Boris, Nichiporuk, Igor, Schelling, Gustav, Strewe, Claudia   +7 more
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Deficiency in endocannabinoid synthase DAGLB contributes to early onset Parkinsonism and murine nigral dopaminergic neuron dysfunction

Nature Communications, 2022
2- arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), an abundant endocannabinoid in the brain, regulates diverse neural functions. Here, the authors identified four loss-of-function mutations in dicylglycerol lipase β (DAGLB) from six patients with early onset Parkinsonism ...
Zhenhua Liu, Nannan Yang, Jie Dong, Wotu Tian, Lisa Chang, Jinghong Ma, Jifeng Guo, Jieqiong Tan, Ao Dong, Kaikai He, Jingheng Zhou, Resat Cinar, Junbing Wu, Armando G. Salinas, Lixin Sun, Mantosh Kumar, Breanna T. Sullivan, Braden B. Oldham, Vanessa Pitz, Mary B. Makarious, Jinhui Ding, Justin Kung, Chengsong Xie, Sarah L. Hawes, Lupeng Wang, Tao Wang, Piu Chan, Zhuohua Zhang, Weidong Le, Shengdi Chen, David M. Lovinger, Cornelis Blauwendraat, Andrew B. Singleton, Guohong Cui, Yulong Li, Huaibin Cai, Beisha Tang   +36 more
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Targeting Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Pursuit of Therapies for Neurological and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Molecules, 2021
Neurological and neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating conditions, and frequently lack an effective treatment. Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a key enzyme involved in the metabolism of 2-AG (2-arachidonoylglycerol), a neuroprotective ...
Anca Zanfirescu, Anca Ungurianu, Dragos Paul Mihai, Denise Radulescu, George Mihai Nitulescu   +4 more
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Enhanced Anandamide Plasma Levels in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome following Traumatic Injury: A Preliminary Report [PDF]

, 2009
The complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling neuropathic pain condition that may develop following injuries of the extremities. The pathogenesis of this syndrome is not clear; however, it includes complex interactions between the nervous and ...
Campolongo, P., Chouker, A., Hauer, D., Huge, V., Kaufmann, I., Schelling, G., Thiel, M., Vogeser, M.   +7 more
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Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain [PDF]

, 2006
Cannabinoid-based medicines have therapeutic potential for the treatment of pain. Augmentation of levels of endocannabinoids with inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is analgesic in models of acute and inflammatory pain states.
Barrett, David, Chapman, Victoria, Jhaveri, Maulik, Kendall, David, Richardson, Denise   +4 more
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Chemical tools to modulate 2‐arachidonoylglycerol biosynthesis

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 2017
Abstract2‐Arachidonoylglycerol (2‐AG) is an important endogenous signaling lipid that activates the cannabinoid receptors (CB1R and CB2R), thereby regulating a diverse range of physiological processes including anxiety, appetite, inflammation, memory, pain sensation, and nociception.
Deng, H., Stelt, M. van der
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