The biosynthesis of enzymatically oxidized lipids

AA Hajeyah, WJ Griffiths, Y Wang, AJ Finch… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enzymatically oxidized lipids are a specific group of biomolecules that function as key
signaling mediators and hormones, regulating various cellular and physiological processes …

Cytochrome P450 epoxygenase pathway of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism

AA Spector, HY Kim - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are oxidized by cytochrome P450 epoxygenases to
PUFA epoxides which function as potent lipid mediators. The major metabolic pathways of …

Endocannabinoid oxygenation by cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, and cytochromes P450: cross-talk between the eicosanoid and endocannabinoid signaling …

CA Rouzer, LJ Marnett - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
The discovery of the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 in 19881, 2 and 1990, 3
respectively, and of the endogenous cannabinoid ligands (endocannabinoids) …

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 …

Genetic variability of drug-metabolizing enzymes: the dual impact on psychiatric therapy and regulation of brain function

JC Stingl, J Brockmoeller, R Viviani - Molecular psychiatry, 2013 - nature.com
Polymorphic drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) are responsible for the metabolism of the
majority of psychotropic drugs. By explaining a large portion of variability in individual drug …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis and metabolism of endocannabinoids and their congeners from the monoacylglycerol and N-acyl-ethanolamine families

M Simard, AS Archambault, JPC Lavoie… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The endocannabinoids 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG) and N-arachidonoyl-
ethanolamine (AEA) are eicosanoids implicated in numerous physiological processes like …

The interplay between the endocannabinoid system, epilepsy and cannabinoids

KA Kwan Cheung, H Peiris, G Wallace… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects approximately 50 million people worldwide.
There is currently no definitive epilepsy cure. However, in recent years, medicinal cannabis …

Endocannabinoids and their oxygenation by cyclo-oxygenases, lipoxygenases and other oxygenases

P Urquhart, A Nicolaou, DF Woodward - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2015 - Elsevier
The naturally occurring mammalian endocannabinoids possess biological attributes that
extend beyond interaction with cannabinoid receptors. These extended biological properties …

Neuroprotection in oxidative stress-related neurodegenerative diseases: role of endocannabinoid system modulation

J Paloczi, ZV Varga, G Hasko… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Redox imbalance may lead to overproduction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen
species (ROS/RNS) and subsequent oxidative tissue damage, which is a critical event in the …

2011 CCNP Heinz Lehmann Award paper: Cytochrome P450–mediated drug metabolism in the brain

S Miksys, RF Tyndale - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 2013 - jpn.ca
Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) metabolize many drugs that act on the central nervous
system (CNS), such as antidepressants and antipsychotics; drugs of abuse; endogenous …