Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent findings suggesting that cannabinoid receptors are potential targets for the treatment of atherosclerosis are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Cannabinoids, such as Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the major psychoactive compound of marijuana, their synthetic analogs and endogenous cannabinoid ligands, produce their biological effects by interacting with specific receptors. In the apolipoprotein E knockout mouse model of atherosclerosis, Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol was shown to inhibit disease progression through pleiotropic effects on inflammatory cells. Blocking of cannabinoid receptor CB2, the main cannabinoid receptor expressed on immune cells, abolished the observed effects. The development of novel cannabinoid receptor ligands that selectively target CB2 receptors or pharmacological modulation of the endocannabinoid system might offer novel therapeutic strategies in the treatment of atherosclerosis. Several reports demonstrating an implication of the endocannabinoid system in different inflammatory conditions support this hypothesis. SUMMARY:The immunomodulatory capacity of cannabinoids is now well established and suggests a broad therapeutic potential of cannabinoids for a variety of conditions, including atherosclerosis. New strategies based on nonpsychotropic cannabinoid receptor ligands or compounds modulating endocannabinoid synthesis or stability might solve the problem of the unwanted side effects associated with cannabinoid administration.
journal_name
Curr Opin Lipidoljournal_title
Current opinion in lipidologyauthors
Steffens S,Mach Fdoi
10.1097/01.mol.0000245257.17764.b2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-10-01 00:00:00pages
519-26issue
5eissn
0957-9672issn
1473-6535pii
00041433-200610000-00005journal_volume
17pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00041433-199802000-00005
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOL.0b013e3283613a3d
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOL.0000000000000622
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOL.0000000000000177
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MOL.0000000000000731
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00041433-199608000-00011
更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00041433-199904000-00006
更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOL.0b013e32833ded96
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MOL.0000000000000663
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00041433-199602000-00011
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in lipidology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00