Co-administration of cannabidiol and capsazepine reduces L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in mice: Possible mechanism of action

Pharmacological manipulation of the endocannabinoid system represents a promising therapy to alleviate L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA)-induced dyskinesia (LID) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Our aim was to verify whether cannabidiol (CBD), the major non-psychoactive constituent of Cannabis...

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Main Authors: Maurício dos-Santos-Pereira, Célia Aparecida da-Silva, Francisco Silveira Guimarães, Elaine Del-Bel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
LID
CB1
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999611630153X