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SUBMITTER: Steiger LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106091 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steiger Luke J LJ Tsintsadze Timur T Mattheisen Glynis B GB Smith Stephen M SM
Cell reports 20230317 3
Endogenous cannabinoid signaling is vital for important brain functions, and the same pathways can be modified pharmacologically to treat pain, epilepsy, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Endocannabinoid-mediated changes to excitability are predominantly attributed to 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) acting presynaptically via the canonical cannabinoid receptor, CB1. Here, we identify a mechanism in the neocortex by which anandamide (AEA), another major endocannabinoid, but not 2-AG, powerfully in ...[more]