期刊
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 36, 期 6, 页码 732-744出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/02698811221092506
关键词
Cannabinoids; fMRI; resting-state; CBD; THC; cannabis
资金
- Drug Science and Channel 4 Television
- British Medical Association Foundation for Medical Research Margaret Temple Award
- UCL Excellence Fellowship
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre
- Society for the Study of Addiction
This study aimed to investigate the effects of THC, CBD, and THC + CBD on functional connectivity in the brain. The results showed that both THC and THC + CBD had strong disruptive effects on the associative and sensorimotor networks, but only THC had a specific effect on the limbic striatum network. In addition, oral CBD increased connectivity in the associative network, but had relatively minor effects on the limbic and sensorimotor networks.
Background: Cannabidiol (CBD) and Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two major constituents of cannabis with contrasting mechanisms of action. THC is the major psychoactive, addiction-promoting, and psychotomimetic compound, while CBD may have opposite effects. The brain effects of these drugs alone and in combination are poorly understood. In particular, the striatum is implicated in the pathophysiology of several psychiatric disorders, but it is unclear how THC and CBD influence striato-cortical connectivity. Aims: To examine effects of THC, CBD, and THC + CBD on functional connectivity of striatal sub-divisions (associative, limbic and sensorimotor). Method: Resting-state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) was used across two within-subjects, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies, with a unified analysis approach. Results: Study 1 (N = 17; inhaled cannabis containing 8 mg THC, 8 mg THC + 10 mg CBD or placebo) showed strong disruptive effects of both THC and THC + CBD on connectivity in the associative and sensorimotor networks, but a specific effect of THC in the limbic striatum network which was not present in the THC + CBD condition. In Study 2 (N = 23, oral 600 mg CBD, placebo), CBD increased connectivity in the associative network, but produced only relatively minor disruptions in the limbic and sensorimotor networks. Outcomes: THC strongly disrupts striato-cortical networks, but this effect is mitigated by co-administration of CBD in the limbic striatum network. Oral CBD administered has a more complex effect profile of relative increases and decreases in connectivity. The insula emerges as a key region affected by cannabinoid-induced changes in functional connectivity, with potential implications for understanding cannabis-related disorders, and the development of cannabinoid therapeutics.
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