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Association between a genetic variant of type-1 cannabinoid receptor and inflammatory neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Rossi Silvia, Bozzali Marco, Bari Monica, Mori Francesco, Studer Valeria, Motta Caterina, Buttari Fabio, Cercignani Mara, Gravina Paolo, Mastrangelo Nicolina, Castelli Maura, Mancino Raffaele, Nucci Carlo, Sottile Fabrizio, Bernardini Sergio, Maccarrone Mauro, Centonze Diego
Abstract excerpt
Genetic ablation of type-1 cannabinoid receptors (CB1Rs) exacerbates the neurodegenerative damage of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the rodent model of multiple sclerosis (MS). To address the role on CB1Rs in the pathophysiology of human MS, we first investigated the impact of AAT trinucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphism of CNR1 gene on CB1R cell expression, and secondly on the inflammatory...
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