Cannabis: a treasure trove or pandora's box?

K Solymosi, A Köfalvi - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background & Objective: Cannabis is one of the earliest cultivated plants. Cannabis of
industrial utility and culinary value is generally termed as hemp. Conversely, cannabis that is …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2014

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-seventh consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2014 …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2015

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-eighth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2015 …

Cannabinoids modulate neuronal activity and cancer by CB1 and CB2 receptor-independent mechanisms

K Soderstrom, E Soliman, R Van Dross - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cannabinoids include the active constituents of Cannabis or are molecules that mimic the
structure and/or function of these Cannabis-derived molecules. Cannabinoids produce …

Possible therapeutic doses of cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonist reverses key alterations in fragile X syndrome mouse model

M Gomis-González, A Busquets-Garcia, C Matute… - Genes, 2016 - mdpi.com
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common monogenetic cause of intellectual disability.
The cognitive deficits in the mouse model for this disorder, the Fragile X Mental Retardation …

Elucidating cannabinoid biology in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

RG Krug II, KJ Clark - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
The number of annual cannabinoid users exceeds 100,000,000 globally and an estimated
9% of these individuals will suffer from dependency. Although exogenous cannabinoids, like …

Exploring the first Rimonabant analog-opioid peptide hybrid compound, as bivalent ligand for CB1 and opioid receptors

A Mollica, S Pelliccia, V Famiglini… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabinoid (CB) and opioid systems are both involved in analgesia, food intake, mood
and behavior. Due to the co-localization of µ-opioid (MOR) and CB1 receptors in various …

Receptome: interactions between three pain-related receptors or the “Triumvirate” of cannabinoid, opioid and TRPV1 receptors

F Zádor, M Wollemann - Pharmacological Research, 2015 - Elsevier
A growing amount of data demonstrates the interactions between cannabinoid, opioid and
the transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) receptors. These interactions …

Behavioral assessment of rimonabant under acute and chronic conditions

R Ettaro, L Laudermilk, SD Clark, R Maitra - Behavioural brain research, 2020 - Elsevier
Cannabinoid subtype 1 receptor (CB1R) antagonists were originally developed as anti-
obesity agents. Unfortunately, SR1417116A (rimonabant), the first marketed inverse agonist …

Rimonabant, a potent CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist, is a Gαi/o protein inhibitor

A Porcu, M Melis, R Turecek, C Ullrich, I Mocci… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rimonabant is a potent and selective cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist widely used in
animal and clinical studies. Besides its antagonistic properties, numerous studies have …