Cannabidiol reduces neuroinflammation and promotes neuroplasticity and functional recovery after brain ischemia.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
; 75: 94-105, 2017 04 03.
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This study investigated the effects of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotomimetic phytochemical present in Cannabis sativa, on the cognitive and emotional impairments induced by bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) in mice. Using a multi-tiered behavioral testing battery during 21days, we found that BCCAO mice exhibited long-lasting functional deficits reflected by increase in anxiety-like behavior (day 9), memory impairments (days 12-18) and despair-like behavior (day 21). Short-term CBD 10mg/kg treatment prevented the cognitive and emotional impairments, attenuated hippocampal neurodegeneration and white matter (WM) injury, and reduced glial response that were induced by BCCAO. In addition, ischemic mice treated with CBD exhibited an increase in the hippocampal brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein levels. CBD also stimulated neurogenesis and promoted dendritic restructuring in the hippocampus of BCCAO animals. Collectively, the present results demonstrate that short-term CBD treatment results in global functional recovery in ischemic mice and impacts multiple and distinct targets involved in the pathophysiology of brain ischemic injury.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Canabidiol
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Recuperação de Função Fisiológica
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Encefalite
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Plasticidade Neuronal
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
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Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido