Journal
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 490, Issue 1, Pages 82-84Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.12.031
Keywords
Body weight; Cannabidiol; Cannabinoid; CB2 receptor; Rat
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- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [N N303 394036, N N303 417137]
- European Union
- University of Gdansk
- Foundation for Polish Science [Ventures/2009-4/3]
- European Community [FP7-REGPOT-2008-1, 229915]
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Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major non-psychotropic constituent of Cannabis sativa, with well recognized therapeutic potential. Considering the importance of the endogenous cannabinoid system to the regulation of food intake and energy balance we studied the effects of repeated CBD administration on body weight gains in rats. Male Wistar rats (260+/-20 g at start of study) received intraperitoneal injections of CBD at doses of 2.5 and 5 mg/kg/day for 14 consecutive days and body weight gains were monitored. Both doses of CBD produced significant decrease in body weight gain, with the effect produced by 5 mg/kg being more pronounced. The CB2 receptor selective antagonist, AM630, blocked the decrease in body weight gain. AM630 alone did not affect body weight gain. The results suggest that CBD has the ability to alter body weight gain, possibly via the CB2 receptor. CB2 receptors may play a role in the regulation of body weight and the effects of CB2 specific ligands should be further investigated in studies of body weight regulation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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