The Endocannabinoid/Endovanilloid System and Depression
Abstract Depression is one of the most frequent causes of disability in the 21st century. Despite the many preclinical and…
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Cannabinoid Regulation of Brain Reward Processing with an Emphasis on the Role of CB1 Receptors: A Step Back into the Future
Abstract Over the last decades, the endocannabinoid system has been implicated in a large variety of functions, including a crucial…
Cannabis and psychosis: Neurobiology
Abstract Cannabis is a known risk factor for schizophrenia, although the exact neurobiological process through which the effects on psychosis…
Cannabinoid-hypocretin cross-talk in the central nervous system: what we know so far
Abstract Emerging findings suggest the existence of a cross-talk between hypocretinergic and endocannabinoid systems. Although few studies have examined this…
The Endocannabinoid System and Spermatogenesis
Abstract Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which male germ cells undergo a mitotic phase followed by meiosis and by…
The Endocannabinoid System, Cannabinoids, and Pain
Abstract The endocannabinoid system is involved in a host of homeostatic and physiologic functions, including modulation of pain and inflammation.…
Critical appraisal of the potential use of cannabinoids in cancer management
Abstract Cannabinoids have been attracting a great deal of interest as potential anticancer agents. Originally derived from the plant Cannabis…
A role for O-1602 and G protein-coupled receptor GPR55 in the control of colonic motility in mice
Abstract Objective: The G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) is a novel cannabinoid (CB) receptor, whose role in the gastrointestinal (GI)…
THC reduces the anticipatory nucleus accumbens response to reward in subjects with a nicotine addiction
Abstract Recent evidence has implicated the endocannabinoid (eCB) system in nicotine addiction. The eCB system also has an important role…
Endocannabinoids in neuroendopsychology: multiphasic control of mitochondrial function
Abstract The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a construct based on the discovery of receptors that are modulated by the plant…