The endocannabinoid pathway and the female reproductive organs.

Abstract:

:Endocannabinoids are endogenous ligands of cannabinoid, vanilloid and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors that activate multiple signal transduction pathways. Together with their receptor and the enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, these compounds constitute the endocannabinoid system that has been recently shown to play, in humans, an important role in modulating several central and peripheral functions including reproduction. Given the relevance of the system, drugs that are able to interfere with the activity of endocannabinoids are currently considered as candidates for the treatment of various diseases. In this review, we will summarise the current knowledge regarding the effects of endocannabinoids in female reproductive organs. In particular, we will focus on some newly reported mechanisms that can affect endometrial plasticity both in physiological and in pathological conditions.

journal_name

J Mol Endocrinol

authors

Di Blasio AM,Vignali M,Gentilini D

doi

10.1530/JME-12-0182

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-11 00:00:00

pages

R1-9

issue

1

eissn

0952-5041

issn

1479-6813

pii

JME-12-0182

journal_volume

50

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