The endocannabinoid 2-AG protects the blood–brain barrier after closed head injury and inhibits mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines

The endocannabinoid 2-AG protects the blood–brain barrier after closed head injury and inhibits mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines

Endocannabinoids are involved in neuroprotection through numerous biochemical pathways. We have shown that the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) is released in mouse brain after closed head injury (CHI), and treatment with exogenous 2-AG exerts neuroprotection via the central cannabinoi...

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Main Authors: David Panikashvili, Na'ama A. Shein, Raphael Mechoulam, Victoria Trembovler, Ron Kohen, Alexander Alexandrovich, Esther Shohami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-05-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
Traumatic brain injury
Endocannabinoids
Neuroprotection
BBB integrity
Inflammation
Cytokines
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996105003074

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