Cannabidiol for neurodegenerative disorders: Important new clinical applications for this phytocannabinoid?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-333

  Fernández Ruiz, Javier ^a,b,c   Sagredo, Onintza ^a,b,c   Pazos, M Ruth ^d   García, Concepción ^a,b,c   Pertwee, Roger ^e   Mechoulam, Raphael ^f   Martínez Orgado, José ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO RAMÓN Y CAJAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA IRYCIS   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cannabidiol; Cannabinoid signalling system; Huntington's disease; Neonatal ischaemia; Neuroprotection; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

6 IODO 3 (4 METHOXYBENZOYL) 2 METHYL 1 (2 MORPHOLINOETHYL)INDOLE; ADENOSINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DRONABINOL; ENDOCANNABINOID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUNTINGTIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ION CHANNEL; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; NABIXIMOLS; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EXCITOTOXICITY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INFLAMMATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOIDS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; ISCHEMIA; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84872256489     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04341.x     Document Type: Article

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