Enhanced Anandamide Plasma Levels in Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome following Traumatic Injury: A Preliminary Report [PDF]
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. +7 more
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The role of the endocannabinoid system in stress-related psychiatric symptoms has been investigated in many animal and human studies. Although most of these studies consistently report long-lasting effects of prolonged stress and trauma on the ...
Anahita Bassir Nia +2 more
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Endocannabinoid system and anticancer properties of cannabinoids [PDF]
Cannabinoids impact human body by binding to cannabinoids receptors (CB1 and CB2). The two main phytocannabinoids are Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
Nowak, Agnieszka +3 more
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Peripheral endocannabinoids regulate skeletal muscle development and maintenance
As a principal tissue responsible for insulin-mediated glucose uptake, skeletal muscle is important for whole-body health. The role of peripheral endocannabinoids as regulators of skeletal muscle metabolism has recently gained a lot of interest, as ...
Dongjiao Zhao +6 more
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Genetic sensitivity to the bitter taste of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and its association with Physiological mechanisms controlling Body Mass Index (BMI) [PDF]
Taste sensitivity to the bitter compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) is considered a marker for individual differences in taste perception that may influence food preferences and eating behavior, and thereby energy metabolism.
Banni S +4 more
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Growing evidence on the involvement of cannabinoids in the rewarding effects of various kinds of drugs of abuse has suggested that not only the classical dopaminergic and opioidergic, but also the most recently established endocannabinoid system is ...
Tsuneyuki Yamamoto +2 more
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Endocannabinoid System and Synaptic Plasticity: Implications for Emotional Responses
The endocannabinoid system has been involved in the regulation of anxiety, and proposed as an inhibitory modulator of neuronal, behavioral and adrenocortical responses to stressful stimuli.
María-Paz Viveros +3 more
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Exo- and Endo-cannabinoids in Depressive and Suicidal Behaviors
Cannabis (marijuana) has been known to humans for thousands of years but its neurophysiological effects were sparsely understood until recently. Preclinical and clinical studies in the past two decades have indisputably supported the clinical proposition
Srinagesh Mannekote Thippaiah +5 more
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Plasma anandamide and other N-acylethanolamines are correlated with their corresponding free fatty acid levels under both fasting and non-fasting conditions in women [PDF]
N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), such as anandamide (AEA), are a group of endogenous lipids derived from a fatty acid linked to ethanolamine and have a wide range of biological activities, including regulation of metabolism and food intake.
Balvers, M.G.J. +4 more
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ROLE OF ENDOCANNABINOID RECEPTORS IN IMMUNE RESPONSE REGULATION
. Expression of endocannabinoid receptors (СВ1, СВ2) in immunocompetent cells was studied under the conditions of in vivo stimulation of immune system. Intracorporeal blood irradiation and enrichment of peripheral blood by ozone/oxygen mixture were used ...
E. G. Lobanova
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