Neuroprotection in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by Cannabis-Based Cannabinoids

Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 281-292

  Pryce, Gareth ^a   Riddall, Dieter R ^b   Selwood, David L ^b   Giovannoni, Gavin ^a   Baker, David ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabidiol; Cannabinoid; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Multiple sclerosis; Neuroprotection; 9 tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; ENDOCANNABINOID; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; DRONABINOL; MEDICAL CANNABIS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN CORTEX; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EXTRACT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOUSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTOSOME; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRONABINOL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; MICE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84931009752     PISSN: 15571890     EISSN: 15571904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11481-014-9575-8     Document Type: Review

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