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SUBMITTER: Gabrielli M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4328748 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gabrielli Martina M Battista Natalia N Riganti Loredana L Prada Ilaria I Antonucci Flavia F Cantone Laura L Matteoli Michela M Maccarrone Mauro M Verderio Claudia C
EMBO reports 20150107 2
Endocannabinoids primarily influence neuronal synaptic communication within the nervous system. To exert their function, endocannabinoids need to travel across the intercellular space. However, how hydrophobic endocannabinoids cross cell membranes and move extracellularly remains an unresolved problem. Here, we show that endocannabinoids are secreted through extracellular membrane vesicles produced by microglial cells. We demonstrate that microglial extracellular vesicles carry on their surface ...[more]