ReviewThe AAPS journal2005
The therapeutic potential of drugs that target cannabinoid receptors or modulate the tissue levels or actions of endocannabinoids.
Review in The AAPS journal, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 204 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cannabinoids for the treatment of dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Cannabis use and nonuse in patients with first-episode psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing neurocognitive functioning.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2020Pooled it
- Are cannabidiol and Δ(9) -tetrahydrocannabivarin negative modulators of the endocannabinoid system? A systematic review.British journal of pharmacology · 2015Pooled it
- Cannabinoid Effects of Metamizol/Dipyrone: A Possible Second Life in Pediatric Anesthesia for a Vintage Drug.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Molecular Mechanisms of the Endocannabinoid System with a Focus on Reproductive Physiology and the Cannabinoid Impact on Fertility.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Decoding the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Neurological Disorders.Current pharmaceutical design · 2025Review
- LY-2183240 enhances reward-seeking behavior with inducing neuronal excitation and early apoptosis in mouse.iScience · 2024Article
- Effects of Cannabinoids on Intestinal Motility, Barrier Permeability, and Therapeutic Potential in Gastrointestinal Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Cannabinoid Analgesia in Postoperative Pain Management: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Reality.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Antibacterial and Analgesic Properties of Beta-Caryophyllene in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- SAR study on Novel truxillic acid monoester-Based inhibitors of fatty acid binding proteins as Next-Generation antinociceptive agents.Bioorganic chemistry · 2022Article
- Recent Advances in Endocannabinoid System Targeting for Improved Specificity: Strategic Approaches to Targeted Drug Delivery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- A Review of Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Substance Use Disorders: Current Status and Future Prospects.ImmunoTargets and therapy · 2022Review
- Endocannabinoids in immune regulation and immunopathologies.Immunology · 2021Review
- Cannabis, Cannabidiol Oils and Tetrahydrocannabinol-What Do Veterinarians Need to Know?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Emerging Roles of Cannabinoids and Synthetic Cannabinoids in Clinical Experimental Models.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Review
- Non-opioid Analgesics and the Endocannabinoid SystemBalkan medical journal · 2020Article
- The 90th Birthday of Professor Raphael Mechoulam, a Top Cannabinoid Scientist and Pioneer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Cannabis Constituents and Acetylcholinesterase Interaction: Molecular Docking, In Vitro Studies and Association withBiomolecules · 2020Article
24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
There are at least 2 types of cannabinoid receptor, CB(1) and CB(2), both G protein coupled. CB(1) receptors are expressed predominantly at nerve terminals and mediate inhibition of transmitter release, whereas CB(2) receptors are found mainly on immune cells, their roles including the modulation of cytokine release and of immune cell migration. Endogenous agonists for cannabinoid receptors also exist. These "endocannabinoids" are synthesized on demand and removed from their sites of action by cellular uptake and intracellular enzymic hydrolysis. Endocannabinoids and their receptors together constitute the endocannabinoid system. This review summarizes evidence that there are certain central and peripheral disorders in which increases take place in the release of endocannabinoids onto their receptors and/or in the density or coupling efficiency of these receptors and that this upregulation is protective in some disorders but can have undesirable consequences in others. It also considers therapeutic strategies by which this upregulation might be modulated to clinical advantage. These strategies include the administration of (1) a CB(1) and/or CB(2) receptor agonist or antagonist that does or does not readily cross the blood brain barrier; (2) a CB(1) and/or CB(2) receptor agonist intrathecally or directly to some other site outside the brain; (3) a partial CB(1) and/or CB(2) receptor agonist rather than a full agonist; (4) a CB(1) and/or CB(2) receptor agonist together with a noncannabinoid, for example, morphine or codeine; (5) an inhibitor or activator of endocannabinoid biosynthesis, cellular uptake, or metabolism; (6) an allosteric modulator of the CB(1) receptor; and (7) a CB(2) receptor inverse agonist.
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