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ArticleScientific reports2018

Cannabinoid-induced increase of quantal size and enhanced neuromuscular transmission.

Marco Morsch, Dario A Protti, Delfine Cheng, Filip Braet, Roger S Chung, Stephen W Reddel, William D Phillips

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Marco MorschDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia. marco.morsch@mq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9484-8050
Dario A ProttiDiscipline of Physiology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Delfine ChengSchool of Medical Sciences (Discipline of Anatomy and Histology), The Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Filip BraetSchool of Medical Sciences (Discipline of Anatomy and Histology), The Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Roger S ChungDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Stephen W ReddelDepartments of Molecular Medicine & Neurology, Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
William D PhillipsDiscipline of Physiology and Bosch Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. william.phillips@sydney.edu.au.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cannabinoids exert dynamic control over many physiological processes including memory formation, cognition and pain perception. In the central nervous system endocannabinoids mediate negative feedback of quantal transmitter release following postsynaptic depolarization. The influence of cannabinoids in the peripheral nervous system is less clear and might have broad implications for the therapeutic application of cannabinoids. We report a novel cannabinoid effect upon the mouse neuromuscular synapse: acutely increasing synaptic vesicle volume and raising the quantal amplitudes. In a mouse model of myasthenia gravis the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212 reversed fatiguing failure of neuromuscular transmission, suggesting future therapeutic potential. Our data suggest an endogenous pathway by which cannabinoids might help to regulate transmitter release at the neuromuscular junction.

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AnimalsBenzoxazinesDisease Models, AnimalEndocannabinoidsEvoked PotentialsFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiniature Postsynaptic PotentialsMorpholinesMyasthenia GravisNaphthalenesNeuromuscular JunctionSynaptic Transmission(3R)-((2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-((4-morpholinyl)methyl)pyrrolo-(1,2,3-de)-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphthalenyl))methanoneBenzoxazinesEndocannabinoidsMorpholinesNaphthalenes

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PMCPMC5856814

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