Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
"Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subclass of cannabinoid receptor found primarily on immune cells where it may play a role modulating release of CYTOKINES.
| Descriptor ID |
D043885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.125.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
- CB2 Receptor
- Receptor, CB2
- Cannabinoid Receptor CB2
- CB2, Cannabinoid Receptor
- Receptor CB2, Cannabinoid
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2" by people in Profiles.
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Adhikary S, Li H, Heller J, Skarica M, Zhang M, Ganea D, Tuma RF. Modulation of inflammatory responses by a cannabinoid-2-selective agonist after spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 2011 Dec; 28(12):2417-27.
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Elliott MB, Tuma RF, Amenta PS, Barbe MF, Jallo JI. Acute effects of a selective cannabinoid-2 receptor agonist on neuroinflammation in a model of traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2011 Jun; 28(6):973-81.
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Carvalho AF, Reyes AR, Sterling RC, Unterwald E, Van Bockstaele EJ. Contribution of limbic norepinephrine to cannabinoid-induced aversion. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 Sep; 211(4):479-91.
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Heller JE, Baty DE, Zhang M, Li H, Adler M, Ganea D, Gaughan J, Loftus CM, Jallo JI, Tuma RF. The combination of selective inhibition of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor and activation of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor yields improved attenuation of motor and autonomic deficits in a mouse model of spinal cord injury. Clin Neurosurg. 2009; 56:84-92.