Obesity as a Condition determined by Food Addiction: should Brain Endocannabinoid System alterations be the cause and its Modulation the Solution?

M de Ceglia, J Decara, S Gaetani… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a complex disorder, and the number of people affected is growing every day. In
recent years, research has confirmed the hypothesis that food addiction is a determining …

Potential of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), and diacylglycerol lipase (DAGL) enzymes as targets for obesity treatment: a …

J Matheson, XMM Zhou, Z Bourgault, B Le Foll - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an integral role in maintaining metabolic
homeostasis and may affect hunger, caloric intake, and nutrient absorption. Obesity has …

PharmacoSTORM nanoscale pharmacology reveals cariprazine binding on Islands of Calleja granule cells

S Prokop, P Ábrányi-Balogh, B Barti, M Vámosi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Immunolabeling and autoradiography have traditionally been applied as the methods-of-
choice to visualize and collect molecular information about physiological and pathological …

Neurogenetic and epigenetic aspects of cannabinoids

CA Dennen, K Blum, A Bowirrat, J Khalsa, PK Thanos… - Epigenomes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis is one of the most commonly used and abused illicit drugs in the world today. The
United States (US) currently has the highest annual prevalence rate of cannabis …

Elevated brain fatty acid amide hydrolase induces depressive-like phenotypes in rodent models: a review

D Rafiei, NJ Kolla - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Altered activity of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), an enzyme of the endocannabinoid
system, has been implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including major …

Fatty acid amide hydrolase: An integrative clinical perspective

AD Santoso, D De Ridder - Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is one of the main terminating enzymes of
the endocannabinoid system (ECS). Since being discovered in 1996, the modulation of …

Antidepressant activity of pharmacological and genetic deactivation of the small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel subtype-3

MG Nashed, S Waye, SMN Hasan, D Nguyen… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale The voltage-insensitive, small-conductance calcium-activated potassium (SK)
channel is a key regulator of neuronal depolarization and is implicated in the …

Peripheral endocannabinoids in major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder: a systematic review

JJ Fuentes, J Mayans, M Guarro, I Canosa… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
are two high-prevalent conditions where the Endocannabinoid system (ECS) is believed to …

High genes: Genetic underpinnings of cannabis use phenotypes

HHA Thorpe, MA Talhat, JY Khokhar - Progress in Neuro …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances across the globe and its use has a
substantial heritable component. However, the heritability of cannabis use varies according …

[HTML][HTML] The contributions of the endocannabinoid system and stress on the neural processing of reward stimuli

FM Filbey, D Beaton, S Prashad - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The brain endocannabinoid system plays a crucial role in reward processes by mediating
appetitive learning and encoding the reinforcing properties of substances. Evidence also …