Brain neuronal CB2 cannabinoid receptors in drug abuse and depression: from mice to human subjects.

S Onaivi, Emmanuel; Ishiguro, Hiroki; Gong, Jian-Ping; Patel, Sejal; A Meozzi, Paul; Myers, Lester; Perchuk, Alex; Mora, Zoila; A Tagliaferro, Patricia; Gardner, Eileen; Brusco, Alicia; Emmanuel Akinshola, B; Hope, Bruce; Lujilde, Javier; Inada, Toshiya; Iwasaki, Shinya; Macharia, David; Teasenfitz, Lindsey; Arinami, Tadao; R Uhl, George

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001640

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Brain neuronal CB2 cannabinoid receptors in drug abuse and depression: from mice to human subjects.

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Authors:

Emmanuel S Onaivi

Hiroki Ishiguro

Jian-Ping Gong

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Addiction and major depression are mental health problems associated with stressful events in life with high relapse and reoccurrence even after treatment. Many laboratories were not able to detect the presence of cannabinoid CB2 receptors (CB2-Rs) in healthy brains, but there has been d...

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