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Reducing cannabinoid abuse and preventing relapse by enhancing endogenous brain levels of kynurenic acid

In the reward circuitry of the brain, alpha-7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7nAChRs) modulate effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), marijuana’s main psychoactive ingredient. Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an endogenous negative allosteric modulator of α7nAChRs. Here we report that the kynur...

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Autores principales: Justinova, Zuzana, Mascia, Paola, Wu, Hui-Qiu, Secci, Maria E., Redhi, Godfrey H., Panlilio, Leigh V., Scherma, Maria, Barnes, Chanel, Parashos, Alexandra, Zara, Tamara, Fratta, Walter, Solinas, Marcello, Pistis, Marco, Bergman, Jack, Kangas, Brian D., Ferré, Sergi, Tanda, Gianluigi, Schwarcz, Robert, Goldberg, Steven R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24121737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.3540