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Circulating Endocannabinoids in Huntington's Disease: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.
Manzke, Pedro; Crippa, José Alexandre de Souza; Marchioni, Camila; Queiroz, Maria Eugênia Costa; Brito, Manuelina C M; Pimentel, Angela V; Bosaipo, Nayanne B; Foss, Maria Paula; Tumas, Vitor.
Afiliação
  • Manzke P; Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Crippa JAS; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Marchioni C; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Queiroz MEC; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
  • Brito MCM; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
  • Pimentel AV; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Bosaipo NB; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Foss MP; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Tumas V; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Huntingtons Dis ; 11(1): 91-95, 2022.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35124656
Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor, cognitive and behavioral deficits. Some evidence suggests that the endocannabinoid system participates in the pathophysiology of HD. We conducted a cross-sectional study comparing plasma levels of anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol in manifest HD gene-expansion carriers (HDGEC) and healthy controls, finding no difference in endocannabinoid levels between the groups. Correlations between endocannabinoid levels and clinical scales (Mini-Mental State Examination, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale) were non-significant. We found a significant association between body mass index and anandamide levels in healthy controls but not in HDGEC.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Doença de Huntington / Doenças Neurodegenerativas Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Huntingtons Dis Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Doença de Huntington / Doenças Neurodegenerativas Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Huntingtons Dis Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda