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Positive Allosteric Modulation of CB1 and CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors Enhances the Neuroprotective Activity of a Dual CB1R/CB2R Orthosteric Agonist

Life, 2020
Preclinical studies highlighted that compounds targeting cannabinoid receptors could be useful for developing novel therapies against neurodegenerative disorders.
Beatrice Polini, Chiara Cervetto, Sara Carpi, Simone Pelassa, Francesca Gado, Rebecca Ferrisi, Simone Bertini, Paola Nieri, Manuela Marcoli, Clementina Manera   +9 more
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Cannabinoids reduce markers of inflammation and fibrosis in pancreatic stellate cells.

PLoS ONE, 2008
BackgroundWhile cannabinoids have been shown to ameliorate liver fibrosis, their effects in chronic pancreatitis and on pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) are unknown.Methodology/principal findingsThe activity of the endocannabinoid system was evaluated in ...
Christoph W Michalski, Milena Maier, Mert Erkan, Danguole Sauliunaite, Frank Bergmann, Pal Pacher, Sandor Batkai, Nathalia A Giese, Thomas Giese, Helmut Friess, Jörg Kleeff   +10 more
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Neurotransmitter‐Defined Degeneration Patterns in Sporadic and C9orf72‐Associated Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Predilection to GABAergic, Serotonergic, Opioid, Glutamatergic, Endocannabinoid, and Microglial Systems—Implications for Therapy Development

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has a markedly distinctive clinical and neuroradiological signature, with the preferential involvement of specific brain networks and the apparent sparing of others. The molecular underpinnings of the strikingly selective anatomical vulnerability have not been fully elucidated to date despite the potential ...
Marlene Tahedl, We Fong Siah, Jasmin Lope, Jennifer C. Hengeveld, Mark A. Doherty, Russell L. McLaughlin, Orla Hardiman, Ee Ling Tan, Alison Toomey, Jana Kleinerova, Peter Bede   +10 more
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In Vitro Signaling Properties of Cannabinoid and Orexin Receptors: How Orexin Receptors Influence Cannabinoid Receptor‐Mediated Signaling

Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
The co‐expression of different types of G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the same cells can have implications for receptor signaling and receptor cross‐talk, potentially altering the apparent potency or efficacy of ligands targeting each receptor ...
Kawthar A. Mohamed, Robert B. Laprairie
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Emerging roles of cannabinoid pathways in renal injury and repair

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant health problem around the world. It can progress towards end-stage renal disease (ESRD), in which the current therapeutic options are dialysis and kidney transplant, which have several challenges in therapy ...
Ricardo Romero-Guevara, Sergio Guzmán-Rodríguez, Bruno A. Marichal-Cancino   +2 more
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The Impact of CB1 Receptor on Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle Cells

Journal of Inflammation Research, 2021
Mansour Haddad Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman, JordanCorrespondence: Mansour Haddad Email Dr.man.haddad@gmail.comBackground: Various factors trigger the inflammatory response and cytokine activation in skeletal muscle.
Haddad M
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Metabolic fate of drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances: A pilot study on a novel workflow using a zebrafish embryo model combined with human microdosing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim The aim of this study was to develop a novel workflow to identify human urine biomarkers for drugs of abuse and new psychoactive substances. Metabolites of amphetamine, cocaine, LSD, MDMA, methamphetamine, THC, MDMB‐CHMICA, and MDPPP were first identified in a zebrafish embryo (ZE) metabolism study followed by comparison to most abundant human ...
Simon K. Wellenberg, Tanja M. Gampfer, Lea Wagmann, Philip Schippers, Jennifer Herrmann, Rolf Müller, Folker Westphal, Markus R. Meyer   +7 more
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Dendritic Cell Regulation by Cannabinoid-Based Drugs

Pharmaceuticals, 2010
Cannabinoid pharmacology has made important advances in recent years after the cannabinoid system was discovered. Studies in experimental models and in humans have produced promising results using cannabinoid-based drugs for the treatment of obesity and ...
Mattias Svensson, Puran Chen, Oscar Hammarfjord   +2 more
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Cannabinoid type 1 receptors transiently silence glutamatergic nerve terminals of cultured cerebellar granule cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Cannabinoid receptors are the most abundant G protein-coupled receptors in the brain and they mediate retrograde short-term inhibition of neurotransmitter release, as well as long-term depression of synaptic transmission at many excitatory synapses.
Jorge Ramírez-Franco, David Bartolomé-Martín, Beatris Alonso, Magdalena Torres, José Sánchez-Prieto   +4 more
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Cannabinoid Signaling in Auditory Function and Development

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2021
Plants of the genus Cannabis have been used by humans for millennia for a variety of purposes. Perhaps most notable is the use of certain Cannabis strains for their psychoactive effects.
Sumana Ghosh, Kendra Stansak, Bradley J. Walters, Bradley J. Walters   +3 more
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