Abstract Title:

The antitumor action of cannabinoids on glioma tumorigenesis.

Abstract Source:

Histol Histopathol. 2015 Jun ;30(6):629-45. Epub 2014 Dec 4. PMID: 25472761

Abstract Author(s):

Panagiotis Zogopoulos, Penelope Korkolopoulou, Efstratios Patsouris, Stamatios Theocharis

Article Affiliation:

Panagiotis Zogopoulos

Abstract:

Cannabinoids are a class of chemical compounds with a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects, mediated by two specific plasma membrane receptors (CB1 and CB2). Recently, CB1 and CB2 expression levels have been detected in human tumors, including those of brain. Cannabinoids-endocannabinoids exert anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-invasive, anti-metastatic and pro-apoptotic effects in different cancer types, both in vitro and in vivo in animal models, after local or systemic administration. We present the available experimental and clinical data, to date, regarding the antitumor action of cannabinoids on the tumorigenesis of gliomas.

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