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Update on the controversial identity of cells expressing cnr2 gene in the nervous system

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The endocannabinoid system is recognized as an important player in neuromodulation in the central nervous system (CNS). It comprises cannabinoid receptors, endogenous molecules called endocannabinoids (eCBs) that activate these receptors, and enzymes that synthesize and degrade eCBs. 1 The most abundant eCBs are anandamide and 2-arachidoylglycerol. Many effects of eCBs are mediated by type 1 (CB1R) and type 2 (CB2R) cannabinoid receptors, which are the best known and involved in the homeostatic control of several physiological functions in the brain and other organs. 2 CB1R and CB2R are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that, in addition to interacting with eCBs, are also activated by synthetic and plantderived cannabinoids. Both were cloned in the early 1990s from human leukemia cells. 3,4 However, it is important to note here that we must take a much broader view of this system. Indeed, studies over the last decade have revealed the existence of a wide range of lipid mediators with eCB-like properties, novel enzymes, and new receptors, effectively complicating our picture of the endocannabinoid system and justifying the use of endocannabinoidome to describe it. 5 CB1R is the most prevalent GPCR in the CNS and is expressed extensively by most neuron types. 6 This receptor is the major mediator of the psychoactive effects of Cannabis sativa and its derivatives.
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Wanda Grabon, Jacques Bodennec, Amor Belmeguenai, Laurent Bezin. Update on the controversial identity of cells expressing cnr2 gene in the nervous system. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, inPress, ⟨10.1111/cns.13977⟩. ⟨hal-03876476⟩
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