Best of the Week...
From Gencor, a paper reviewing the wonders of PEA
Palmitoylethanolamide: A Potential Alternative to Cannabidiol
In humans with a psychotic disorder, CBD cigarettes improved scores & saw less antipsychotic medication used
Cannabidiol Cigarettes as Adjunctive Treatment for Psychotic Disorders - A Randomized, Open-Label Pilot-Study
In a model of tissue fibrosis (scarring), this thesis project found that high CBD extracts downregulated the activation of several key genes related to fibrosis
The effect of cannabis extracts on the expression of fibrosis-related genes
The ability of CBD to regulate the transcription of genes is huge – and little understood.
In mice with acute respiratory distress syndrome (a symptom of COVID-19), anandamide treatment suppressed inflammation in the lungs as well as the lymph nodes of the guts via beneficial changes to the microbiome & the gut-lung axis
Endocannabinoid Anandamide Attenuates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome through Modulation of Microbiome in the Gut-Lung Axis
The paper above follows up on their earlier work here showing the pathways anandamide uses to lower inflammation in the lungs
The Endocannabinoid Anandamide Attenuates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Downregulating miRNA that Target Inflammatory Pathways
This review looks at how the endocannabinoid system helps to lower oxidative stress & how it works with our nitric oxide signaling system
Intertwined associations between oxidative and nitrosative stress and endocannabinoid system pathways: Relevance for neuropsychiatric disorders
It turns out that nitric oxide – the gas in the air that we breathe – is also an important neurotransmitter in the brain. Strikingly, it’s only nitric oxide & the endocannabinoids that have been shown to cause “retrograde synaptic signaling” – where a neurotransmitter goes backwards against the usual flow of brain information & tells the neuron upstream to calm down, to lessen its firing. This negative feedback loop is an important system for keeping the brain from spinning out of control & keeping it protected.
Clinical Studies & Reviews of CBD & the Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
This review of circadian rhythm dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease suggests endocannabinoids as a target for decelerating the progress of the disease
Orchestration of the circadian clock and its association with Alzheimer's disease: role of endocannabinoid signaling
A review of clinical guidelines for doctors treating PTSD patients with nabilone (a synthetic cannabinoid similar to THC)
Nabilone for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines
This review looks at how what we learned about the ECS & PTSD from animal models & how this might be translated to helping humans
Translation of animal endocannabinoid models of PTSD mechanisms to humans: Where to next?
This review gathers the evidence on using cannabinoids for the treatment of the female reproductive system
Cannabidiol for the Management of Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain
This review looks at how the endocannabinoids regulate your metabolism, stress response & development
Lipid endocannabinoids in energy metabolism, stress and developmental programming
A deep dive into using the endocannabinoid system & the melatonin system to help with the inflammation of cancer
The Control of The Inflammatory Response as The Fundament of All Types of Medical Therapies: The Anti-Inflammatory Action of Pineal Gland, Cannabinoid System, Melanocortin System and Ace2-Angiotensin 1-7 Axis
Preclinical Research & Cannabinoid Chemistry
In stressed rats, using a drug to inhibit the FAAH enzyme caused a positive effect on short term memory for both males & females
Sex specific effects of the fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor URB597 on memory and brain β 2-adrenergic and D1-dopamine receptors
In mice with no CB1 receptors in their sensory neurons, this research suggests using CB1 agonists that are restricted to the periphery for the treatment of pain
Role of primary sensory neurone cannabinoid type-1 receptors in pain and the analgesic effects of the peripherally acting agonist CB-13 in mice
Adding CBD to a skin healing gel caused it to be more antioxidant & anti-inflammatory as well as accelerating wound healing
A cannabidiol-containing alginate based hydrogel as novel multifunctional wound dressing for promoting wound healing
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