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Endocannabinoid system and periodontitis: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

Introdução: A periodontite é um importante problema de saúde pública. Embora o princípio da terapia da periodontite esteja focado principalmente na remoção do biofilme dental e dos fatores associados, sua fisiopatologia registra diferentes eventos moleculares e inflamatórios relacionados ao sist...

The CB1 cannabinoid receptor regulates autophagy in the tibialis anterior skeletal muscle in mice

Biol. Res; 56 (), 2023
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) regulates energy metabolism, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases and exerts its actions mainly through the type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1). Likewise, autophagy is involved in several cellular processes. It is required for the normal development...

Cannabis and cannabinoids as an alternative remedy in metabolic syndrome

Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MetS), an epidemic defined as a group of interconnected physiological, biochemistry, clinical, and metabolic factors, directly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, and death. MetS therapy includes diet, physical exercise, and a poly-...

Cannabis and the exocannabinoid and endocannabinoid systems. Their use and controversies

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
Cannabis (marijuana) is one of the most consumed psychoactive substances in the world. The term marijuana is of Mexican origin. The primary cannabinoids that have been studied to date include cannabidiol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is responsible for most cannabis physical and psychotropic ef...

The role of the CNR1 gene in schizophrenia: a systematic review including unpublished data

Objective: Schizophrenia is a multifactorial disorder. It is known that a combination of extensive multiple common alleles may be involved in its etiology, each contributing with a small to moderate effect, and, possibly, some rare alleles with a much larger effect size. We aimed to perform a systematic ...

Rimonabant improves metabolic parameters partially attributed to restoration of high voltage-activated Ca2+ channels in skeletal muscle in HFD-fed mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (6), 2017
Cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R) inhibition tends to be one of the promising strategies for the treatment of obesity and other related metabolic disorders. Although CB1R inhibition may cause adverse psychiatric effects including depression and anxiety, the investigation of the role of peripheral CB1R o...

A spider derived peptide, PnPP-19, induces central antinociception mediated by opioid and cannabinoid systems

Background: Some peptides purified from the venom of the spider Phoneutria nigriventer have been identified as potential sources of drugs for pain treatment. In this study, we characterized the antinociceptive effect of the peptide PnPP-19 on the central nervous system and investigated the possible invol...

Avaliação do papel do sistema canabidiol em um modelo de lesão renal por isquemia/reperfusão em animais

RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar os efeitos da administração de canabidiol em um modelo de isquemia/reperfusão renal em animais. Métodos: Foi induzida uma lesão renal, por meio de 45 minutos de isquemia renal seguida por reperfusão. Administrou-se canabidiol (5mg/kg) imediatamente após a reperfusão. R...

Localization of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) in submandibular and sublingual salivary glands of mice throughout postnatal development

Int. j. morphol; 33 (2), 2015
In view of the fact that human marijuana users often show dry mouth symptom, the present study was attempted to examine the localization of CB1, which was originally identified in brain, in the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands of postnatal developing male mice by immunohistochemistry. In subm...

Avances en el tratamiento del síndrome de Tourette

Tics are the hallmarks of a Tourette syndrome (TS). Dopamine receptor antagonists are the approved treatment, although neuroleptic treatment is often unsatisfactory due to side effects. Therefore, there is expanding interest in new therapeutic strategies. From anecdotal reports it has been suggested that...