Cannabidiol: State of the art and new challenges for therapeutic applications

S Pisanti, AM Malfitano, E Ciaglia, A Lamberti… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past years, several lines of evidence support a therapeutic potential of Cannabis
derivatives and in particular phytocannabinoids. Δ 9-THC and cannabidiol (CBD) are the …

Translational investigation of the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol (CBD): toward a new age

JA Crippa, FS Guimarães, AC Campos… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Among the many cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, cannabidiol (CBD) is a
compound that does not produce the typical subjective effects of marijuana. Objectives: The …

Immune responses regulated by cannabidiol

JM Nichols, BLF Kaplan - Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Cannabidiol (CBD) as Epidiolex®(GW Pharmaceuticals) was recently
approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat rare forms of epilepsy in …

Medical use of cannabinoids

AI Fraguas-Sánchez, AI Torres-Suárez - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids and the enzymes responsible for their
biosynthesis and degradation constitute the endocannabinoid system. In recent decades …

Medicinal properties of cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids in cannabis, and benefits in migraine, headache, and pain: an update on current evidence and …

EP Baron - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Comprehensive literature reviews of historical perspectives and evidence
supporting cannabis/cannabinoids in the treatment of pain, including migraine and …

Cannabidiol for neurodegenerative disorders: A comprehensive review

S Bhunia, N Kolishetti, AY Arias, A Vashist… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite the significant advances in neurology, the cure for neurodegenerative conditions
remains a formidable task to date. Among various factors arising from the complex etiology …

From phytocannabinoids to cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoids: pleiotropic physiological and pathological roles through complex pharmacology

A Ligresti, L De Petrocellis… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Apart from having been used and misused for at least four millennia for, among others,
recreational and medicinal purposes, the cannabis plant and its most peculiar chemical …

Cannabidiol (CBD) and its analogs: a review of their effects on inflammation

S Burstein - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
First isolated from Cannabis in 1940 by Roger Adams, the structure of CBD was not
completely elucidated until 1963. Subsequent studies resulted in the pronouncement that …

Cannabidiol, neuroprotection and neuropsychiatric disorders

AC Campos, MV Fogaça, AB Sonego… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychotomimetic phytocannabinoid derived from Cannabis
sativa. It has possible therapeutic effects over a broad range of neuropsychiatric disorders …

CB1 and CB2 receptor pharmacology

AC Howlett, ME Abood - Advances in Pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The CB 1 and CB 2 cannabinoid receptors (CB 1 R, CB 2 R) are members of the G protein-
coupled receptor (GPCR) family that were identified over 20 years ago. CB 1 Rs and CB 2 …