Experimental models to study epithelial-mesenchymal transition in proliferative vitreoretinopathy

A Datlibagi, A Zein-El-Din, M Frohly… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Proliferative vitreoretinal diseases (PVDs) encompass proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR),
epiretinal membranes, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. These vision-threatening …

Targeting the endocannabinoid system: a predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine-directed approach to the management of brain pathologies

V Reddy, D Grogan, M Ahluwalia, ÉL Salles… - EPMA Journal, 2020 - Springer
Cannabis-inspired medical products are garnering increasing attention from the scientific
community, general public, and health policy makers. A plethora of scientific literature …

Cannabinoid type 2 receptors in dopamine neurons inhibits psychomotor behaviors, alters anxiety, depression and alcohol preference

QR Liu, A Canseco-Alba, HY Zhang, P Tagliaferro… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Cannabinoid CB2 receptors (CB2Rs) are expressed in mouse brain dopamine (DA)
neurons and are involved in several DA-related disorders. However, the cell type-specific …

The Cannabinoids Δ8THC, CBD, and HU-308 Act via Distinct Receptors to Reduce Corneal Pain and Inflammation

D Thapa, EA Cairns, AM Szczesniak… - Cannabis and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background and Purpose: Corneal injury can result in dysfunction of corneal
nociceptive signaling and corneal sensitization. Activation of the endocannabinoid system …

[HTML][HTML] Keratoendotheliitis fugax hereditaria

M Moshirfar, J Hastings, Y Ronquillo, BC Patel - 2020 - europepmc.org
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[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive Assessment of Cannabidiol and HU308 in Acute and Chronic Colitis Models: Efficacy, Safety, and Mechanistic Innovations

D Thapa, M Patil, LN Warne, R Carlessi, M Falasca - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cannabinoids are emerging as promising treatments for inflammatory diseases such as
ulcerative colitis. Specifically, cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptors, which are upregulated during …

Multi-omics profiling of retinal pigment epithelium reveals enhancer-driven activation of RANK-NFATc1 signaling in traumatic proliferative vitreoretinopathy

M Liao, X Zhu, Y Lu, X Yi, Y Hu, Y Zhao, Z Ye… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
During the progression of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) following ocular trauma,
previously quiescent retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells transition into a state of rapid …

Selective cannabinoid 2 receptor agonists as potential therapeutic drugs for the treatment of endotoxin-induced uveitis

RF Porter, AM Szczesniak, JT Toguri, S Gebremeskel… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The cannabinoid 2 receptor (CB2R) is a promising anti-inflammatory drug
target and development of selective CB2R ligands may be useful for treating sight …

Antibacterial and analgesic properties of beta-caryophyllene in a murine urinary tract infection model

K Dickson, C Scott, H White, J Zhou, M Kelly… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Beta-caryophyllene has demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects in a variety of conditions,
including interstitial cystitis. These effects are mediated primarily via the activation of the …

Investigating the Effects of Exogenous and Endogenous 2-Arachidonoylglycerol on Retinal CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors and Reactive Microglia in Naive and …

S Papadogkonaki, D Spyridakos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a new target for the development of retinal disease
therapeutics, whose pathophysiology involves neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation …