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The endocannabinoid system in guarding against fear, anxiety and stress

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Lutz, Beat, Marsicano, Giovanni, Maldonado, Rafael, Hillard, Cecilia J.·2015·Nature reviews. Neuroscience

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The endocannabinoid (eCB) system has emerged as a central integrator linking the perception of external and internal stimuli to distinct neurophysiological and behavioural outcomes (such as fear reaction, anxiety and stress-coping), thus allowing an organism to adapt to its changing environment. eCB signalling seems to determine the value of fear-evoking stimuli and to tune appropriate behavioural responses, which are essential for the organism's long-term viability, homeostasis and stress resilience; and dysregulation of eCB signalling can lead to psychiatric disorders. An understanding of the underlying neural cell populations and cellular processes enables the development of therapeutic strategies to mitigate behavioural maladaptation.

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  1. [10]Marsicano G Kuner R Anatomical Distribution of Receptors, Ligands and Enzymes in the Brain and in the Spinal Cord: Circuitries and Neurochemistry in Cannabinoids in the Brain Köfalvi A 161 201 Springer 2008
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Authors
Lutz, B., Marsicano, G., Maldonado, R., & Hillard, C. J.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
  • Université de Bordeaux (FR)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
Venue
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Published
2015-11-20
Volume
16
Issue
12
Pages
705-718
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W2216007535
Cited by
506
References
195
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 60 · 2020: 64 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 38 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 1
FWCI
4.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-13-BSV4-0006, ANR-10-LABX-0043)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH102838, R21MH102838)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA026996, DA026996, DA038663, R01DA038663)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords
endocannabinoid system, fear, anxiety, stress coping, stress resilience, endocannabinoid signaling, synaptic modulation, brain circuits, anxiety disorders, mental illness, cellular mechanisms
MeSH terms
Animals, Anxiety, Central Nervous System, Fear, Humans, Stress, Psychological, Signal Transduction, Endocannabinoids

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