THC and CBD: villain versus hero? Insights into adolescent exposure

N Pintori, F Caria, MA De Luca, C Miliano - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cannabis is the most used drug of abuse worldwide. It is well established that the most
abundant phytocannabinoids in this plant are Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and …

Epigenetic studies for evaluation of NPS toxicity: focus on synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones

L Mazdai, M Fabbri, M Tirri, G Corli, R Arfè, B Marchetti… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the recent decade, numerous new psychoactive substances (NPSs) have been added to
the illicit drug market. These are synthetized to mimic the effects of classic drugs of abuse …

Chronic adolescent exposure to cannabis in mice leads to sex-biased changes in gene expression networks across brain regions

Y Zuo, A Iemolo, P Montilla-Perez, HR Li… - …, 2022 - nature.com
During adolescence, frequent and heavy cannabis use can lead to serious adverse health
effects and cannabis use disorder (CUD). Rodent models of adolescent exposure to the …

Adolescent self-administration of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist JWH-018 induces neurobiological and behavioral alterations in adult male mice

G Margiani, MP Castelli, N Pintori, R Frau… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale The use of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) is growing among
adolescents, posing major medical and psychiatric risks. JWH-018 represents the reference …

Adolescent exposure to the Spice/K2 cannabinoid JWH-018 impairs sensorimotor gating and alters cortical perineuronal nets in a sex-dependent manner

C Izquierdo-Luengo, M Ten-Blanco… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
The consumption of synthetic cannabinoids during adolescence is reported to be a risk
factor for the appearance of psychiatric disorders later in life. JWH-018 was identified as one …

Deletion of Cryab increases the vulnerability of mice to the addiction-like effects of the cannabinoid JWH-018 via upregulation of striatal NF-κB expression

LV Sayson, DM Ortiz, HJ Lee, M Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic cannabinoids have exhibited unpredictable abuse liabilities, especially self-
administration (SA) responses in normal rodent models, despite seemingly inducing …

Cognitive dysfunction and impaired neuroplasticity following repeated exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid JWH‐018 in male mice

S Bilel, E Zamberletti, L Caffino, M Tirri… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Psychotic disorders have been reported in long‐term
users of synthetic cannabinoids. This study aims at investigating the long‐lasting effects of …

Emission of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations stimulated by antiparkinsonian dopaminomimetic drugs in hemiparkinsonian rats is associated with neuronal activation in …

M Serra, J Marongiu, N Simola, G Costa - Experimental Neurology, 2024 - Elsevier
Dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) of Parkinson's disease (PD) may trigger non-motor
complications, some of which affect hedonic homeostatic regulation. Management of …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for enduring cardiac and multiorgan toxicity after repeated exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 in male rats

N Pintori, MP Serra, A Carai, C Lobina, R Isola, R Noli… - Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) represents a public health
concern. Besides abuse liability and cognitive impairments, SCRAs consumption is …

Frustrative nonreward and cannabinoid receptors: Chronic (but not acute) WIN 55,212-2 treatment increased resistance to change in two reward downshift tasks

SE Conrad, D Davis, N Vilcek, JB Thompson… - Pharmacology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessing the role of cannabinoid (CB) receptors in behavior is relevant given the trend
toward the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana. The present research aims …