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Title: | Cannabinoids for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: moving toward the clinic |
Author: | Aso Pérez, Ester Ferrer, Isidro (Ferrer Abizanda) |
Keywords: | Cànnabis Malaltia d'Alzheimer Terapèutica Cannabis Alzheimer's disease Therapeutics |
Issue Date: | 5-Mar-2014 |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Abstract: | The limited effectiveness of current therapies against Alzheimer's disease (AD) highlights the need for intensifying research efforts devoted to developing new agents for preventing or retarding the disease process. During the last few years, targeting the endogenous cannabinoid system has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach to treat Alzheimer. The endocannabinoid system is composed by a number of cannabinoid receptors, including the well-characterized CB1 and CB2 receptors, with their endogenous ligands and the enzymes related to the synthesis and degradation of these endocannabinoid compounds. Several findings indicate that the activation of both CB1 and CB2 receptors by natural or synthetic agonists, at non-psychoactive doses, have beneficial effects in Alzheimer experimental models by reducing the harmful β-amyloid peptide action and tau phosphorylation, as well as by promoting the brain's intrinsic repair mechanisms. Moreover, endocannabinoid signaling has been demonstrated to modulate numerous concomitant pathological processes, including neuroinflammation, excitotoxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress. The present paper summarizes the main experimental studies demonstrating the polyvalent properties of cannabinoid compounds for the treatment of AD, which together encourage progress toward a clinical trial. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2014.00037 |
It is part of: | Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2014, vol. 5, num. 37 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/137448 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2014.00037 |
ISSN: | 1663-9812 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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