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ReviewThe Journal of physiology2016

Does modulation of the endocannabinoid system have potential therapeutic utility in cerebellar ataxia?

G J Stephens

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Review in The Journal of physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lurcher Mouse as a Model of Cerebellar Syndromes.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

G J StephensSchool of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AJ, UK.
University of Reading · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebellar ataxias represent a spectrum of disorders which are, however, linked by common symptoms of motor incoordination and typically associated with deficiency in Purkinje cell firing activity and, often, degeneration. Cerebellar ataxias currently lack a curative agent. The endocannabinoid (eCB) system includes eCB compounds and their associated metabolic enzymes, together with cannabinoid receptors, predominantly the cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1 R) in the cerebellum; activation of this system in the cerebellar cortex is associated with deficits in motor coordination characteristic of ataxia, effects which can be prevented by CB1 R antagonists. Of further interest are various findings that CB1 R deficits may also induce a progressive ataxic phenotype. Together these studies suggest that motor coordination is reliant on maintaining the correct balance in eCB system signalling. Recent work also demonstrates deficient cannabinoid signalling in the mouse 'ducky(2J) ' model of ataxia. In light of these points, the potential mechanisms whereby cannabinoids may modulate the eCB system to ameliorate dysfunction associated with cerebellar ataxias are considered.

Indexed as

AnimalsCannabinoidsCerebellar AtaxiaEndocannabinoidsHumansReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Signal TransductionCannabinoidsEndocannabinoidsReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1

Identifiers

PMID26970080
PMCPMC4983615
OpenAlexW2293747435

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