The Role of Cannabinoids in CNS Development: Focus on Proliferation and Cell Death

The active principles of Cannabis sativa are potential treatments for several diseases, such as pain, seizures and anorexia. With the increase in the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, a more careful assessment of the possible impacts on embryonic development becomes necessary. Surveys indicate...

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Published in:Cellular and molecular neurobiology 2023-05, Vol.43 (4), p.1469-1485
Main Authors: Bockmann, Eduardo Cosendey, Brito, Rafael, Madeira, Lucianne Fragel, da Silva Sampaio, Luzia, de Melo Reis, Ricardo Augusto, França, Guilherme Rapozeiro, Calaza, Karin da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anorexia
Apoptosis
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids - pharmacology
Cannabis
Cannabis - metabolism
Cell Biology
Cell death
Cell differentiation
Cell fate
Cell Proliferation
Developmental stages
Embryogenesis
Endocannabinoid system
Endocannabinoids - metabolism
Female
Humans
Marijuana
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Pregnancy
Review Paper
Seizures
Seizures - chemically induced
Synaptogenesis
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Summary:The active principles of Cannabis sativa are potential treatments for several diseases, such as pain, seizures and anorexia. With the increase in the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, a more careful assessment of the possible impacts on embryonic development becomes necessary. Surveys indicate that approximately 3.9% of pregnant women use cannabis in a recreational and/or medicinal manner. However, although the literature has already described the presence of endocannabinoid system components since the early stages of CNS development, many of their physiological effects during this stage have not yet been established. Moreover, it is still uncertain how the endocannabinoid system can be altered in terms of cell proliferation and cell fate, neural migration, neural differentiation, synaptogenesis and particularly cell death. In relation to cell death in the CNS, knowledge about the effects of cannabinoids is scarce. Thus, the present work aims to review the role of the endocannabinoid system in different aspects of CNS development and discuss possible side effects or even opportunities for treating some conditions in the development of this tissue.
ISSN:0272-4340
1573-6830
DOI:10.1007/s10571-022-01263-y