ABSTRACT: Aims/hypothesis Recent studies have demonstrated that cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor blockade ameliorated inflammation, endothelial and/or cardiac dysfunction, and cell death in models of nephropathy, atherosclerosis and cardiomyopathy. However the role of CB1receptor signalling in diabetic retinopathy remains unexplored. Using genetic deletion or pharmacological ... Continue Reading
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STUDY: Cannabinoid 1 receptor activation contributes to vascular inflammation and cell death in a mouse model of diabetic retinopathy and a human retinal cell line
ABSTRACT: Aims/hypothesis Recent studies have demonstrated that cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor blockade ameliorated inflammation, endothelial and/or cardiac dysfunction, and cell death in models of nephropathy, atherosclerosis and cardiomyopathy. However the role of CB1receptor signalling in diabetic retinopathy remains unexplored. Using genetic deletion or pharmacological ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid reduces nausea-induced conditioned gaping in rats and vomiting in Suncus murinus
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We evaluated the anti-emetic and anti-nausea properties of the acid precursor of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), and determined its mechanism of action in these animal models. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We investigated the effect of THCA on lithium chloride- (LiCl) induced conditioned gaping ... Continue Reading