Vapor Cannabis Exposure Promotes Genetic Plasticity in the Rat Hypothalamus
Abstract It is well established that cannabis use promotes appetite. However, how cannabis interacts with the brain’s appetite center, the…
Hypothalamus
Glucose Increase DAGLα Levels in Tanycytes and Its Inhibition Alters Orexigenic and Anorexigenic Neuropeptides Expression in Response to Glucose
Abstract The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is composed of a group of Gi-coupled protein receptors and enzymes, producing and degrading the…
Cannabinoid type 1 receptor-containing axons innervate NPY/AgRP neurons in the mouse arcuate nucleus
Abstract Objectives: Phytocannabinoids, such as THC and endocannabinoids, are well known to promote feeding behavior and to control energy metabolism…
Hypothalamic control of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis
Abstract It has long been known, in large part from animal studies, that the control of brown adipose tissue (BAT)…
Cannabis-induced alterations in brain activation during a test of information processing speed in patients with MS
Abstract Objective: The objective of this article is to determine the functional brain correlates of information processing speed in multiple…
Potential Effects of Cannabidiol as a Wake-Promoting Agent
Abstract Over the last decades, the scientific interest in chemistry and pharmacology of cannabinoids has increased. Most attention has focused…
Endocannabinoids are Involved in Male Vertebrate Reproduction: Regulatory Mechanisms at Central and Gonadal Level
Abstract Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are natural lipids regulating a large array of physiological functions and behaviors in vertebrates. The eCB system…
Lower Left Thalamic Myo-Inositol Levels Associated with Greater Cognitive Impulsivity in Marijuana-Dependent Young Men: Preliminary Spectroscopic Evidence at 4T
Abstract The effects of chronic marijuana (MRJ) use on neurochemistry are not well characterized. Previously, altered global myo-Inositol (mI) concentrations…