Tetrahydrocannabinol-Rich Extracts From Cannabis Sativa L. Improve Glucose Consumption and Modulate Metabolic Complications Linked to Neurodegenerative Diseases in Isolated Rat Brains

Tetrahydrocannabinol-Rich Extracts From Cannabis Sativa L. Improve Glucose Consumption and Modulate Metabolic Complications Linked to Neurodegenerative Diseases in Isolated Rat Brains

Reduced brain glucose consumption arising from impaired glucose uptake and utilization has been linked to the pathogenesis and complications of neurodegenerative diseases. The ability of Cannabis sativa L. tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-rich extracts to stimulate brain glucose uptake and utilization as...

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Main Authors: Ochuko L. Erukainure, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa, Veronica F. Salau, Md. Shahidul Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
brain glucose consumption
Cannabis sativa
neurodegenerative diseases
tetrahydrocannabinol 3
carbohydrate metabolism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.592981/full

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