STEM CELLS and cannabis studies
CB2 cannabinoid receptors promote mouse neural stem cell proliferation
Overview
Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the
ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types.
Research in the stem cell field grew out of findings by Canadian scientists Ernest A. McCulloch and James E. Till in the 1960s.
Stem cells (center ones) can develop into any cell type. They are valuable as research tools and might, in the future, be used to treat a wide range of diseases. Credit: Judith Stoffer
Science & Research
2013 - Study ~ Type-1 (CB(1)) Cannabinoid Receptor Promotes Neuronal Differentiation and
Maturation of Neural Stem Cells.
2013 - Study ~ The effect cannabichromene on adult neural stem/progenitor cells.
2011 - Study - Cannabinoid receptor 2 and its agonists mediate hematopoiesis and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell mobilization.
2011 - Study - Cannabinoid receptor 2 and its agonists mediate hematopoiesis and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell mobilization.
2011 - News - Scientists Meet to Discuss Cannabinoids and Stem Cells.
2007 - Study - Expression and function of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 and their cognate cannabinoid ligands in murine embryonic stem cells.
2007 - Study - CB2 cannabinoid receptors promote mouse neural stem cell proliferation.