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Endocannabinoids and the Endocrine System in Health and Disease. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2015;231:317-39

Date

09/27/2015

Pubmed ID

26408166

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6813821

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-20825-1_11

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84955712415 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)

Abstract

Some of the earliest reports of the effects of cannabis consumption on humans were related to endocrine system changes. In this review, the effects of cannabinoids and the role of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor in the regulation of the following endocrine systems are discussed: the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, prolactin and oxytocin, thyroid hormone and growth hormone, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Preclinical and human study results are presented.

Author List

Hillard CJ

Author

Cecilia J. Hillard PhD Associate Dean, Center Director, Professor in the Pharmacology and Toxicology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Animals
Endocannabinoids
Female
Growth Hormone
Humans
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Lactation
Male
Oxytocin
Pituitary-Adrenal System
Prolactin
Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1
Signal Transduction
Thyroid Gland
Thyroid Hormones