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Newest firstSodium orthovanadate is a non-selective protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor that can cause several types of kidney injury, including glomerulosclerosis, inflammation, and tubular damage. Cannabis is widely known for its medicinal use, and several studies have demonstrated its anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. The current study investigated the therapeutic effect of Lebanese cannabis oil extract (C…
Open article record in new tab ↗Dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)-mediated signalling is involved in reward, motivation and alcohol use disorder. Perturbation of the D2R system may influence an individual's response to alcohol. Alternative splicing of the D2R gene generates two isoforms: D2 long form (D2L) and D2 short form (D2S). It is unclear whether differences in the expression of D2L and D2S influence alcohol's effects. Here we examined if altered…
Cannabis use disorder is frequent in schizophrenia patients, and it is associated with an earlier age of onset and poor schizophrenia prognosis. Serotonin 2A receptors (5-HT2AR) have been involved in psychosis and, like Akt kinase, are known to be modulated by THC. Likewise, endocannabinoid system dysregulation has been suggested in schizophrenia. The presence of these molecules in blood makes them interesting tar…
White adipose tissue (WAT) possesses the endocannabinoid system (ECS) machinery and produces the two major endocannabinoids (ECs), arachidonoylethanolamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). Accumulating evidence indicates that WAT cannabinoid 1 receptors (CB1R) are involved in the regulation of fat storage, tissue remodeling and secretory functions but their role in controlling lipid mobilization is unclear…
The metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) and the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) exhibit a functional interaction, as CB1 regulates pre-synaptic glutamate release and mGluR5 activation increases endocannabinoid synthesis at the post-synaptic site. Since both mGluR5 and CB1 promote neuroprotection, we delineated experiments to investigate a possible link between CB1 and mGluR5 activation in the induction of neur…
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