Cannabis sativa: Much more beyond Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol

P Alves, C Amaral, N Teixeira… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cannabis is the most used illicit drug worldwide and its medicinal use is under discussion,
being regulated in several countries. However, the psychotropic effects of Δ 9 …

Therapeutic strategies to ameliorate neuronal damage in epilepsy by regulating oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation

S Madireddy, S Madireddy - Brain sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder involving spontaneous and recurring seizures
that affects 50 million individuals globally. Because approximately one-third of patients with …

Neuroinflammation: a signature or a cause of epilepsy?

E Pracucci, V Pillai, D Lamers, R Parra… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy can be both a primary pathology and a secondary effect of many neurological
conditions. Many papers show that neuroinflammation is a product of epilepsy, and that in …

Intracellular molecular targets and signaling pathways involved in antioxidative and neuroprotective effects of cannabinoids in neurodegenerative conditions

A Tadijan, I Vlašić, J Vlainić, D Đikić, N Oršolić… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, endocannabinoids, plant-derived cannabinoids and synthetic
cannabinoids have received growing interest as treatment options in neurodegenerative …

Cannabis suppresses antitumor immunity by inhibiting JAK/STAT signaling in T cells through CNR2

X Xiong, S Chen, J Shen, H You, H Yang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
The combination of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with chemotherapy significantly
improves clinical benefit of cancer treatment. Since chemotherapy is often associated with …

The endocannabinoid system

A Kilaru, KD Chapman - Essays in Biochemistry, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Thirty years ago, the discovery of a cannabinoid (CB) receptor that interacts with the
psychoactive compound in Cannabis led to the identification of anandamide, an …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of exercise on the endocannabinoid system

S Desai, B Borg, C Cuttler, KM Crombie… - Cannabis and …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The endocannabinoid (eCB) system plays a key role in maintaining
homeostasis, including the regulation of metabolism and stress responses. Chronic stress …

Cannabidiol in neurological and neoplastic diseases: Latest developments on the molecular mechanism of action

M Ożarowski, TM Karpiński, A Zielińska… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the major nonpsychotropic constituent of Cannabis sativa, cannabidiol (CBD) is regarded
as one of the most promising therapeutic agents due to its proven effectiveness in clinical …

An Overview of Cannabidiol as a Multifunctional Drug: Pharmacokinetics and Cellular Effects

N Martinez Naya, J Kelly, G Corna, M Golino… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound derived from Cannabis Sativa, has
garnered increasing attention for its diverse therapeutic potential. This comprehensive …

Stress-associated molecular and cellular hippocampal mechanisms common for epilepsy and comorbid depressive disorders

NV Gulyaeva - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2021 - Springer
The review discusses molecular and cellular mechanisms common to the temporal lobe
epileptogenesis/epilepsy and depressive disorders. Comorbid temporal lobe epilepsy and …