Endocannabinoids in the treatment of gasytrointestinal inflammation and symptoms.

Abstract:

:The evolving policies regarding the use of therapeutic Cannabis have steadily increased the public interest in its use as a complementary and alternative medicine in several disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease. Endocannabinoids represent both an appealing therapeutic strategy and a captivating scientific dilemma. Results from clinical trials have to be carefully interpreted owing to possible reporting-biases related to cannabinoids psychotropic effects. Moreover, discriminating between symptomatic improvement and the real gain on the underlying inflammatory process is often challenging. This review summarizes the advances and latest discovery in this ever-changing field of investigation, highlighting the main limitations in the current use of these drugs in clinical practice and the possible future perspectives to overcome these flaws.

journal_name

Curr Opin Pharmacol

authors

Pesce M,Esposito G,Sarnelli G

doi

10.1016/j.coph.2018.08.009

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-12-01 00:00:00

pages

81-86

eissn

1471-4892

issn

1471-4973

pii

S1471-4892(18)30018-3

journal_volume

43

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