Molecular Targeted Therapy – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:56:26 +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 Molecular Targeted Therapy – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Role of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 in Insulin Resistance and Its Biological Implications. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/04/29/role-of-cannabinoid-receptor-type-1-in-insulin-resistance-and-its-biological-implications/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:58:55 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17244 Authors: Arulkumar Nagappan, Jooyeon Shin, Myeong Ho Jung
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 29 April 2019
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Endogenous cannabinoids (ECs) are lipid-signaling molecules that specifically bind to cannabinoid receptor types 1 and 2 (CB1R and CB2R) and are highly expressed in central and many peripheral tissues under pathological conditions. Activation of hepatic CB1R is associated with...

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]]> Targeting the Endocannabinoid System in Psychiatric Illness. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/02/20/targeting-the-endocannabinoid-system-in-psychiatric-illness/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:51:43 +0000 http://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=13352 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders continues to rise globally, yet remission rates and patient outcome remain less than ideal. As a result, novel treatment approaches for these disorders are necessary to decrease societal economic burden, as well as increase individual functi...

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