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Endocannabinoid signals in the control of emotionBeat Lutz
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Curr Opin Pharmacol 9:46-52. 2009....
Soothing the seizures of childrenBeat Lutz
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Nat Med 14:721-2. 2008
The endocannabinoid system and extinction learningBeat Lutz
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, D 55099 Mainz, Germany
Mol Neurobiol 36:92-101. 2007..This review summarizes the current data on the role of the endocannabinoid system in the modulation of extinction learning...
Alterations in the hippocampal endocannabinoid system in diet-induced obese miceFederico Massa
Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, D 55099 Mainz, Germany
J Neurosci 30:6273-81. 2010..Our results show that DIO-induced changes in the eCB system affect not only tissues directly involved in the metabolic regulation but also brain regions mediating hedonic aspects of eating and influencing cognitive processes...
Genetic dissection of behavioural and autonomic effects of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in miceKrisztina Monory
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
PLoS Biol 5:e269. 2007....
Reduced anxiety-like behaviour induced by genetic and pharmacological inhibition of the endocannabinoid-degrading enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is mediated by CB1 receptorsFabricio A Moreira
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, D 55099 Mainz, Germany
Neuropharmacology 54:141-50. 2008..In addition, it indicates an increased activation of CB1 receptors as a mechanism underlying the effects of FAAH inhibition in two models of anxiety...
The endocannabinoid system: emotion, learning and addictionFabricio A Moreira
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Addict Biol 13:196-212. 2008..Further understanding of the temporal, spatial and functional characteristics of this system is necessary to clarify its role in emotional responses and will promote advances in its therapeutic exploitation...
Central side-effects of therapies based on CB1 cannabinoid receptor agonists and antagonists: focus on anxiety and depressionFabricio A Moreira
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 23:133-44. 2009..The present review discusses these side-effects, which have to be taken into account in the therapeutic exploitation of the endocannabinoid system...
Antidepressant-like behavioral effects of impaired cannabinoid receptor type 1 signaling coincide with exaggerated corticosterone secretion in miceMichel A Steiner
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
Psychoneuroendocrinology 33:54-67. 2008..We conclude that pharmacological blockade of CB1 signaling shares antidepressant-like behavioral effects with desipramine, but reveals opposite effects on HPA axis activity...
The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampusKrisztina Monory
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Neuron 51:455-66. 2006..The direct endocannabinoid-mediated control of hippocampal glutamatergic neurotransmission may constitute a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of disorders associated with excessive excitatory neuronal activity...
Genetic models of the endocannabinoid systemKrisztina Monory
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, D 55099, Mainz, Germany
Curr Top Behav Neurosci 1:111-39. 2009....
The emerging role of the endocannabinoid system in endocrine regulation and energy balanceUberto Pagotto
Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sant Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy, and Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Endocr Rev 27:73-100. 2006..The relevance of the system is further strenghtened by the notion that drugs interfering with the activity of the endocannabinoid system are considered as promising candidates for the treatment of various diseases, including obesity...
The endocannabinoid system in the physiology and pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal tractFederico Massa
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany
J Mol Med 83:944-54. 2005....
Corticotropin-releasing hormone-mediated induction of intracellular signaling pathways and brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression is inhibited by the activation of the endocannabinoid systemNadhim Bayatti
Department of Pathobiochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Medical School, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Endocrinology 146:1205-13. 2005..Thus, these data highlight an interaction between the CRH and the cannabinoid system in the regulation of BDNF expression by influencing cAMP and Ca2+ signaling pathways...
Activation of CB1 specifically located on GABAergic interneurons inhibits LTD in the lateral amygdalaShahnaz Christina Azad
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Neuropharmacology, 80804 Munich, Germany
Learn Mem 15:143-52. 2008..These findings suggest that CB1 expressed on either glutamatergic or GABAergic neurons play a differential role in the control of synaptic transmission and plasticity...
Requirement of cannabinoid receptor type 1 for the basal modulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functionDaniela Cota
Group of Clinical Neuroendocrinology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
Endocrinology 148:1574-81. 2007....
Reduced anxiety, conditioned fear, and hippocampal long-term potentiation in transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 receptor-deficient miceRudolph Marsch
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, D 80804 Munich, Germany
J Neurosci 27:832-9. 2007..Our data provide first evidence for fear-promoting effects of TRPV1 with respect to both innate and conditioned fear and for a decisive role of this receptor in synaptic plasticity...
Hardwiring the brain: endocannabinoids shape neuronal connectivityPaul Berghuis
Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, S 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
Science 316:1212-6. 2007....
Cannabinoids mediate analgesia largely via peripheral type 1 cannabinoid receptors in nociceptorsNitin Agarwal
Institute for Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, 69120 Germany
Nat Neurosci 10:870-9. 2007....
Role of cannabinoid type 1 receptors in locomotor activity and striatal signaling in response to psychostimulantsAnne Gaëlle Corbillé
INSERM, U839, F 75005 Paris, France
J Neurosci 27:6937-47. 2007....
Hepatic CB1 receptor is required for development of diet-induced steatosis, dyslipidemia, and insulin and leptin resistance in miceDouglas Osei-Hyiaman
Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Clin Invest 118:3160-9. 2008....
Endocannabinoid signaling controls pyramidal cell specification and long-range axon patterningJan Mulder
Department of Neuroscience, Retzius vag 8, and Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Scheeles vag 1, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:8760-5. 2008..Likewise, axonal pathfinding becomes impaired after in utero pharmacological blockade of CB(1)Rs. Overall, eCBs are fundamental developmental cues controlling pyramidal cell development during corticogenesis...
Targeting endocannabinoid degradation protects against experimental colitis in mice: involvement of CB1 and CB2 receptorsMartin A Storr
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Mol Med (Berl) 86:925-36. 2008..In conclusion, drugs targeting EC degradation offer therapeutic potential in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. Furthermore, reduction of FAAH mRNA expression is involved in the pathophysiological response to colitis...
Cannabinoid type 1 receptor blockade promotes mitochondrial biogenesis through endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in white adipocytesLaura Tedesco
Integrated Laboratories Network, Center for Study and Research on Obesity, Department of Pharmacology, Chemotherapy and Medical Toxicology, School of Medicine, Milan University, Milan, Italy
Diabetes 57:2028-36. 2008..This study was undertaken to test whether CB1 receptor blockade increases the espression of eNOS and mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipocytes...
Paracrine activation of hepatic CB1 receptors by stellate cell-derived endocannabinoids mediates alcoholic fatty liverWon Il Jeong
Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Cell Metab 7:227-35. 2008..We conclude that paracrine activation of hepatic CB1 receptors by stellate cell-derived 2-AG mediates ethanol-induced steatosis through increasing lipogenesis and decreasing fatty acid oxidation...
Cannabinoids enhance susceptibility of immature brain to ethanol neurotoxicityHenrik H Hansen
Department of Pediatric Neurology and Neuroscience Research Center, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Ann Neurol 64:42-52. 2008..Neurocognitive deficits have been reported in children whose mothers used marijuana during pregnancy. Maternal consumption of ethanol is known to cause serious developmental deficits..
Cannabinoid CB1 receptor mediates fear extinction via habituation-like processesKornelia Kamprath
Neuronal Plasticity Mouse Behavior Group, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, D 80804 Munich, Germany
J Neurosci 26:6677-86. 2006..Our findings underscore the importance of habituation as a determinant of fear extinction in mice and characterize the cannabinoid CB1 receptor as an essential molecular correlate of this process...
Protective activation of the endocannabinoid system during ischemia in dopamine neuronsMiriam Melis
Centre of Excellence Neurobiology of Addiction, University of Cagliari, Italy
Neurobiol Dis 24:15-27. 2006..Lastly, they point to CB1 receptors as valuable targets in protection of DA neurons against ischemic injury and emphasize the need for a better understanding of endocannabinoid actions in the fine control of DA transmission...
CB1 cannabinoid receptors modulate kinase and phosphatase activity during extinction of conditioned fear in miceAstrid Cannich
Groups of Molecular Genetics of Behavior, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany
Learn Mem 11:625-32. 2004..We propose that the endogenous cannabinoid system modulates extinction of aversive memories, at least in part via regulation of the activity of kinases and phosphatases in a brain structure-dependent manner...
The endogenous cannabinoid system protects against colonic inflammationFederico Massa
Group Molecular Genetics of Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
J Clin Invest 113:1202-9. 2004..Our results indicate that the endogenous cannabinoid system represents a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of intestinal disease conditions characterized by excessive inflammatory responses...
Involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in cannabinoid receptor-dependent protection against excitotoxicityLeonid G Khaspekov
Molecular Genetics of Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
Eur J Neurosci 19:1691-8. 2004....
CB1 cannabinoid receptors and on-demand defense against excitotoxicityGiovanni Marsicano
Molecular Genetics of Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrabetae 2 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
Science 302:84-8. 2003..These protective mechanisms could not be triggered in mutant mice. The endogenous cannabinoid system thus provides on-demand protection against acute excitotoxicity in central nervous system neurons...
The endogenous cannabinoid system affects energy balance via central orexigenic drive and peripheral lipogenesisDaniela Cota
Clinical Neuroendocrinology Group, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
J Clin Invest 112:423-31. 2003....
Activation of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 decreases glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic transmission in the lateral amygdala of the mouseShahnaz Christina Azad
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Neuropharmacology, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
Learn Mem 10:116-28. 2003..Our results indicate that the mechanisms underlying cannabinoid action in the LA partly resemble those observed in the nucleus accumbens and differ from those described for the hippocampus...
The endogenous cannabinoid system controls extinction of aversive memoriesGiovanni Marsicano
Molecular Genetics of Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
Nature 418:530-4. 2002..We propose that endocannabinoids facilitate extinction of aversive memories through their selective inhibitory effects on local inhibitory networks in the amygdala...
Molecular biology of cannabinoid receptorsBeat Lutz
Group Molecular Genetics of Behavior, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, D 80804 Munich, Germany
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 66:123-42. 2002....
Circuitry for associative plasticity in the amygdala involves endocannabinoid signalingShahnaz C Azad
Clinical Neuropharmacology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany
J Neurosci 24:9953-61. 2004..This disinhibition increases the activity of common output neurons and could provide a prerequisite for extinction by formation of new memory...
Neuroprotective properties of cannabinoids against oxidative stress: role of the cannabinoid receptor CB1Giovanni Marsicano
Department of Molecular Genetics of Behavior, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
J Neurochem 80:448-56. 2002..The results strongly suggest that CB1 is not involved in the cellular antioxidant neuroprotective effects of cannabinoids...
Cannabinoid CB1 receptor is dispensable for memory extinction in an appetitively-motivated learning taskSabine M Holter
Max Planck Institut fur Psychiatrie, AG Neuronale Plastizität Mausverhalten, Kraepelinstr 2, D 80804 München, Germany
Eur J Pharmacol 510:69-74. 2005..These data demonstrate that the cannabinoid CB1 receptor is not essential for extinction of the stimulus-response association in an appetitively-motivated learning task...
The endocannabinoid system promotes astroglial differentiation by acting on neural progenitor cellsTania Aguado
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
J Neurosci 26:1551-61. 2006..These results show a novel physiological role of endocannabinoids, which constitute a new family of signaling cues involved in the regulation of neural progenitor cell function...
The role of the amygdala in the extinction of conditioned fearMark Barad
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Biol Psychiatry 60:322-8. 2006..Interpreted in the light of these findings, several recent in vitro electrophysiology studies in amygdala-containing brain slices are suggestive of potential synaptic and circuit bases of extinction learning...
Cannabinoid receptor type 1 located on presynaptic terminals of principal neurons in the forebrain controls glutamatergic synaptic transmissionMaria R Domenici
Department of Clinical Neuropharmacology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany
J Neurosci 26:5794-9. 2006..The present data strongly indicate that excitatory synaptic transmission in forebrain areas is directly modulated by CB1 expressed on presynaptic axon terminals originating from glutamatergic neurons...
Direct suppression of CNS autoimmune inflammation via the cannabinoid receptor CB1 on neurons and CB2 on autoreactive T cellsKatarzyna Maresz
BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Nat Med 13:492-7. 2007..Together, our results demonstrate that the cannabinoid system within the CNS plays a critical role in regulating autoimmune inflammation, with the CNS directly suppressing T-cell effector function via the CB(2) receptor...
An endogenous cannabinoid tone attenuates cholera toxin-induced fluid accumulation in miceAngelo A Izzo
Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples, Frederico II, Naples, Italy
Gastroenterology 125:765-74. 2003..In this study, we investigated the role of the endogenous cannabinoid system (i.e., the cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands) in CT-induced fluid accumulation in the mouse small intestine...
Fatty acid amide hydrolase controls mouse intestinal motility in vivoRaffaele Capasso
Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Gastroenterology 129:941-51. 2005..The physiologic role of FAAH in the gut is largely unexplored. In the present study, we evaluated the possible role of FAAH in regulating intestinal motility in mice in vivo...
Further evidence for the existence of a specific process for the membrane transport of anandamideAlessia Ligresti
Endocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio Olivetti, Bldg. 70, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA, Italy
Biochem J 380:265-72. 2004..We suggest that at least one protein different from FAAH is required to facilitate AEA transport across the plasma membrane in a selective and bi-directional way...
The CB1 cannabinoid receptor mediates excitotoxicity-induced neural progenitor proliferation and neurogenesisTania Aguado
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas CIBERNED, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
J Biol Chem 282:23892-8. 2007..In summary, our results show the involvement of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor in NP proliferation and neurogenesis induced by excitotoxic injury and support a role for bFGF signaling in this process...
Reduced sensitivity to reward in CB1 knockout miceCarles Sanchis-Segura
Department of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute for Mental Health, CIMH, University of Heidelberg, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 176:223-32. 2004..Previous studies have demonstrated that the activation and blockade of the cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1) leads to an enhancement and decrease of the consumption of food and other orally ingested reinforcers, respectively...
The endocannabinoid system drives neural progenitor proliferationTania Aguado
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
FASEB J 19:1704-6. 2005..Our results demonstrate that endocannabinoids constitute a new group of signaling cues that regulate NP proliferation and thus open novel therapeutic avenues for manipulation of NP cell fate in the adult brain...
On-demand activation of the endocannabinoid system in the control of neuronal excitability and epileptiform seizuresBeat Lutz
Molecular Genetics of Behavior, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, D 80804 Munich, Germany
Biochem Pharmacol 68:1691-8. 2004....
Pain killer without a highKrisztina Monory
Nat Med 11:378-9. 2005
Prefrontal cortex stimulation induces 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated suppression of excitation in dopamine neuronsMiriam Melis
Center of Excellence Neurobiology of Addiction, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
J Neurosci 24:10707-15. 2004..This novel endocannabinoid-mediated self-regulatory role of dopamine neurons may bear relevance in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and addiction...
Coexpression of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 with the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 in distinct regions of the adult mouse forebrainHeike Hermann
Group Molecular Genetics of Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, D 80804 Munich, Germany
Neurosci Lett 375:13-8. 2005..Colocalisation of CB1 and CRHR1 in hypothalamic regions strongly suggests functional interactions regarding the neuroendocrine homeostasis, including feeding behaviour...
