Endocannabinoid signaling in stress, nausea, and vomiting
Abstract Background: Classical antiemetics that target the serotonin system may not be effective in treating certain nausea and vomiting conditions…
Cecilia J. Hillard
Acute and Long-Term Effects of App-Delivered Heartfulness Meditation on Psychological Outcomes and the Endocannabinoid Signaling System in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disorder of gut-brain interaction often triggered by stress. Interventions such as meditation…
Dysfunction in endocannabinoids, palmitoylethanolamide, and degradation of tryptophan into kynurenine in individuals with depressive symptoms
Abstract Background: The endocannabinoid (eCB) system and the serotonin (5-HT) are both implicated in the severity of the depression. 5-HT…
The endocannabinoid system as a putative target for the development of novel drugs for the treatment of psychiatric illnesses
Abstract Cannabis is well established to impact affective states, emotion and perceptual processing, primarily through its interactions with the endocannabinoid…
Adolescent THC Treatment Does Not Potentiate the Behavioral Effects in Adulthood of Maternal Immune Activation
Abstract Both in utero exposure to maternal immune activation and cannabis use during adolescence have been associated with increased risk…
Contribution of the Adenosine 2A Receptor to Behavioral Effects of Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol and PECS-101
Abstract The cannabis-derived molecules, ∆9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), are both of considerable therapeutic interest for a variety of…
Cannabinoid CB2 receptors in the mouse brain: relevance for Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract Background: Because of their low levels of expression and the inadequacy of current research tools, CB2 cannabinoid receptors (CB2R)…