Neuroprotective Agents – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:12:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png Neuroprotective Agents – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Cannabidiol A Race To Relief https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/12/03/cannabidiol-a-race-to-relief/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:45:28 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=20815 Authors: Nishi Whiteley and Ethan Russo, MD Published in HerbalGram 2020 Introduction Few chemical compounds have enjoyed such a rapid ascent to market acceptance and consumer popularity as CBD. According...

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]]> Understanding Cannabis-Based Therapeutics in Sports Medicine https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/09/28/understanding-cannabis-based-therapeutics-in-sports-medicine/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:26:42 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=19780 SCC Member Gretchen E. Maurer, DO, MS and colleagues examine the current research potential for cannabis in sports medicine.

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]]> Novel interventions to reduce oxidative-stress related brain injury in neonatal asphyxia. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/10/01/novel-interventions-to-reduce-oxidative-stress-related-brain-injury-in-neonatal-asphyxia/ Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:36:09 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17192 Authors: A.L. Solevåga, G.M. Schmölzer, P.-Y.Cheung
Free Radical Biology and Medicine, October 2019
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Perinatal asphyxia-induced brain injury may present as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in the neonatal period, and disability including cerebral palsy in the long term. The brain injury is secondary to both the hypoxic-ischemic event and the reoxygenation-reperfusion following...

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]]> The endocannabinoid system and stroke: A focused review. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/02/01/the-endocannabinoid-system-and-stroke-a-focused-review/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:50:59 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17306 Authors: Bradley Kolb, Hamidreza Saber, Hassan Fadel, Gary Rajah
Brain Circulation, January-March 2019
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Stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Development of novel neuroprotectants is of paramount importance. This review seeks to summarize the recent evidence for the role of the endocannabinoid signaling system in stroke pathophysiology, as well as th...

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]]> Therapeutic potential of cannabinoids as neuroprotective agents for damaged cells conducing to movement disorders. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/01/01/therapeutic-potential-of-cannabinoids-as-neuroprotective-agents-for-damaged-cells-conducing-to-movement-disorders/ Tue, 01 Jan 2019 21:21:39 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17229 Authors: Mario Antonazzo, María Botta, Harkaitz Bengoetxea, José Ángel Ruiz-Ortega, Teresa Morera-Herreras
International Review of Neurobiology, 2019
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The basal ganglia (BG), an organized network of nuclei that integrates cortical information, play a crucial role in controlling motor function. In fact, movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Huntington's disease (HD) are caused by the degeneration of specific...

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]]> Translational Investigation of the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol (CBD): Toward a New Age. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2018/09/21/translational-investigation-of-the-therapeutic-potential-of-cannabidiol-cbd-toward-a-new-age/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:29:37 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17232 Authors: José A. Crippa, Francisco S. Guimarães, Alline C. Campos, Antonio W. Zuardi
Frontiers in Immunology, 21 September 2018
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Background: Among the many cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound that does not produce the typical subjective effects of marijuana. Objectives: The aim of the present review is to describe the main advances in the development of the experimental a...

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]]> In vivo Evidence for Therapeutic Properties of Cannabidiol (CBD) for Alzheimer’s Disease https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2017/02/03/in-vivo-evidence-for-therapeutic-properties-of-cannabidiol-cbd-for-alzheimers-disease/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:56:41 +0000 http://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=13420 Authors: Georgia Watt, Tim Karl
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 3 February 2017
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that is affecting an increasing number of people. It is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-β and tau hyperphosphorylation as well as neuroinflammation and oxidative stress. Current AD treatments do...

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]]> Modeling Neurodegenerative Disorders for Developing Cannabinoid-Based Neuroprotective Therapies. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2017/01/01/modeling-neurodegenerative-disorders-for-developing-cannabinoid-based-neuroprotective-therapies/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:37:15 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17235 Authors: Javier Fernández-Ruiz, María Gómez-Ruiz, Concepción García, Mariluz Hernández, José A. Ramos
Methods in Enzymology, 2017
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The increase in lifespan during the last 50 years, mainly in developed countries, has originated a progressive elevation in the incidence of chronic neurodegenerative disorders, for which aging is the key risk factor. This fact will definitively become the major biomedical cha...

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]]> Natural Phytochemicals in the Treatment and Prevention of Dementia: An Overview. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2016/04/21/natural-phytochemicals-in-the-treatment-and-prevention-of-dementia-an-overview/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:26:56 +0000 http://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=13364 Authors: Rosaliana Libro, Sabrina Giacoppo, Thangavelu Soundara Rajan, Placido Bramanti, Emanuela Mazzon
Molecules, 21 April 2016
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The word dementia describes a class of heterogeneous diseases which etiopathogenetic mechanisms are not well understood. There are different types of dementia, among which, Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and frontotemporal de...

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]]> Cannabinoids to treat spinal cord injury. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2016/01/04/cannabinoids-to-treat-spinal-cord-injury/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:18:34 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17278 Authors: Angel Arevalo-Martin, Eduardo Molina-Holgado, Daniel Garcia-Ovejero
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 4 January 2016
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition for which there is no standard treatment beyond rehabilitation strategies. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge on the use of cannabinoids to treat this condition. The endocannabinoid system is expressed in the in...

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