Cannabinoids and the expanded endocannabinoid system in neurological disorders

L Cristino, T Bisogno, V Di Marzo - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020 - nature.com
Anecdotal evidence that cannabis preparations have medical benefits together with the
discovery of the psychotropic plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) initiated …

Goods and bads of the endocannabinoid system as a therapeutic target: Lessons learned after 30 years

M Maccarrone, V Di Marzo, J Gertsch, U Grether… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
The cannabis derivative marijuana is the most widely used recreational drug in the Western
world and is consumed by an estimated 83 million individuals (∼ 3% of the world …

Cannabinoid ligands targeting TRP channels

C Muller, P Morales, PH Reggio - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a group of membrane proteins involved in
the transduction of a plethora of chemical and physical stimuli. These channels modulate ion …

[HTML][HTML] Anandamide and other N-acylethanolamines: A class of signaling lipids with therapeutic opportunities

ED Mock, B Gagestein, M van der Stelt - Progress in Lipid Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), including N-palmitoylethanolamine (PEA), N-
oleoylethanolamine (OEA), N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA, anandamide), N …

Structural basis of selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation

X Li, H Chang, J Bouma, LV de Paus… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R) agonists are investigated as therapeutic agents
in the clinic. However, their molecular mode-of-action is not fully understood. Here, we report …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian transient receptor potential TRPA1 channels: from structure to disease

K Talavera, JB Startek, J Alvarez-Collazo… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The transient receptor potential ankyrin (TRPA) channels are Ca 2+-permeable nonselective
cation channels remarkably conserved through the animal kingdom. Mammals have only …

Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

P Pacher, S Steffens, G Haskó, TH Schindler… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Dysregulation of the endogenous lipid mediators endocannabinoids and their G-protein-
coupled cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1R and CB2R) has been implicated in a variety …

Circulating endocannabinoids: from whence do they come and where are they going?

CJ Hillard - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2018 - nature.com
The goal of this review is to summarize studies in which concentrations of circulating
endocannabinoids in humans have been examined in relationship to physiological …

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 …

Cannabinoid Signaling in the Skin: Therapeutic Potential of the “C (ut) annabinoid” System

KF Tóth, D Ádám, T Bíró, A Oláh - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has lately been proven to be an important, multifaceted
homeostatic regulator, which influences a wide-variety of physiological processes all over …