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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

The Role of Endocannabinoids in Physiological Processes and Disease Pathology: A Comprehensive Review.

Paulina Simankowicz, Joanna Stępniewska

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Paulina SimankowiczDepartment of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstancow Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.
Joanna StępniewskaDepartment of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstancow Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0801-7582

Funding

Pomeranian Medical University University publication fund.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endocannabinoid system is a complex communication system involved in maintaining homeostasis in various physiological processes, including metabolism, immune response, pain modulation, and neuroprotection. Endocannabinoids, mainly anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, are natural ligands of the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, which are widely distributed throughout the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. Their biosynthesis, degradation, and interaction with other signaling pathways play crucial roles in both health and disease. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological and pathological roles of endocannabinoids, discusses their potential as therapeutic targets, and highlights recent advances in endocannabinoid-based treatments.

Indexed as

2-arachidonoylglycerolanandamidecannabinoid receptors

Identifiers

PMID40283681
PMCPMC12027566

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