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Physical activity and the endocannabinoid system: an overview

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Tantimonaco, Mirko, Ceci, Roberta, Sabatini, Stefania, Catani, Maria Valeria, Rossi, Antonello, Gasperi, Valeria, Maccarrone, Mauro·2014·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

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Recognized as a "disease modifier", physical activity (PA) is increasingly viewed as a more holistic, cost-saving method for prevention, treatment and management of human disease conditions. The traditional view that PA engages the monoaminergic and endorphinergic systems has been challenged by the discovery of the endocannabinoid system (ECS), composed of endogenous lipids, their target receptors, and metabolic enzymes. Indeed, direct and indirect evidence suggests that the ECS might mediate some of the PA-triggered effects throughout the body. Moreover, it is now emerging that PA itself is able to modulate ECS in different ways. Against this background, in the present review we shall discuss evidence of the cross-talk between PA and the ECS, ranging from brain to peripheral districts and highlighting how ECS must be tightly regulated during PA, in order to maintain its beneficial effects on cognition, mood, and nociception, while avoiding impaired energy metabolism, oxidative stress, and inflammatory processes.

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  • Exercise-induced elevations of endocannabinoid levels have been proposed to account partially for anxiolytic, anti-nociceptive and neuroprotective properties of exercise.

    “Exerciseinduced elevations of endocannabinoid levels have been proposed to account partially for anxiolytic (Tantimonaco et al., 2014;Fuss et al., 2015), anti-nociceptive (Galdino et al., 2014) and neuroprotective (Hill et al., 2010a) properties of exercise, which are all responses that instead are affected in a negative direction by sleep loss (e.g.Roy-Byrne et al., 1986;Schuh-Hofer et al., 2013;”
  • The increase of circulating endocannabinoids following exercise has been proposed to partially account for anxiolytic, anti-nociceptive, and neuroprotective properties of physical exercise.

    “The increase of circulating levels of endocannabinoids following exercise has been proposed to partially account for the anxiolytic (Tantimonaco et al., 2014), anti-nociceptive (Galdino et al., 2014) and neuroprotective (Hill et al., 2010a) properties of physical exercise.”
  • Physical activity may operate through the endocannabinoid system by up-regulating circulating endocannabinoids such as anandamide, which can produce anxiolytic effects by regulating dopamine.

    “For example, PA has been shown to up-regulate circulating endocannabinoids such as anandamide, which can produce anxiolytic effects by regulating other neurotransmitters, such as dopamine [84]⁠.”

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Authors
Tantimonaco, M., Ceci, R., Sabatini, S., Catani, M. V., Rossi, A., Gasperi, V., & Maccarrone, M.
Affiliations
  • Foro Italico University of Rome (IT)
  • University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
  • Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
Corresponding author
  • Gasperi, Valeria
  • Maccarrone, Mauro
Venue
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Published
2014-02-14
Volume
71
Issue
14
Pages
2681-2698
ISSN
  • 1420-682X (ISSN-L)
  • 1420-9071
OpenAlex
W2063762175
Cited by
112
References
201
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università degli Studi dell Aquila (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
Keywords
physical activity, endocannabinoid system, endocannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoid metabolism, exercise-induced neuroplasticity, mood, cognition, nociception, energy metabolism, oxidative stress, inflammation
MeSH terms
Animals, Energy Intake, Central Nervous System, Energy Metabolism, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Models, Biological, Motor Activity, Mice, Endocannabinoids

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