The Cannabinoid 1–Receptor Silent Antagonist O-2050 Attenuates Preference for High-Fat Diet and Activated Astrocytes in Mice

Endocannabinoids have been shown to activate reward-related feeding and to promote astrocytic differentiation. We investigated whether high-fat diet (HFD) intake produced a preference for HFD via an endocannabinoid-dependent mechanism. In the conditioned place preference test, the 2-week HFD–intake...

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Main Authors: Sei Higuchi, Keiichi Irie, Shohei Mishima, Maiko Araki, Makiko Ohji, Atsunori Shirakawa, Yoshiharu Akitake, Kiyoshi Matsuyama, Kenji Mishima, Kenichi Mishima, Katsunori Iwasaki, Michihiro Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319310060