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. 2020 Apr 16;21(8):2778. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082778
2-AG 2-arachidonoylglycerol
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
5-HT1A serotonin receptor 1A
5-HT2B serotonin receptor 2B
5-HT3 serotonin receptor 3
Δ9-THC Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol
AA arachidonic acid
ABHD6 α/β hydrolase domain 6
ABHD12 α/β hydrolase domain 12
AC adenylyl cyclase
ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme
AD Alzheimer disease
AEA N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide)
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AM404 N-arachidonoylaminophenol
AMP adenosine monophosphate
AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AMT anandamide membrane transporter
BLA basolateral complex of amygdala
BP blood pressure
cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CB cannabinoid
CB1 cannabinoid receptor type 1
CB2 cannabinoid receptor type 2
CBD cannabidiol
CBDV cannabidivarin
CBR cannabinoid receptor
CIPN chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
CNS central nervous system
COX cyclooxygenase
COX-2 cyclooxygenase 2
COX-3 cyclooxygenase 3
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DA dopamine
DAG diacylglycerol
DAGL diacylglycerol lipase
DN diabetic neuropathy
DPP4 dipeptidyl peptidase 4
eCB endocannabinoid
ECS endocannabinoid system
ER endoplasmic reticulum
ET endotoxin tolerance
FAAH fatty acid amide hydrolase
FABP fatty-acid-binding protein
FCD focal cortical dysplasia
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GABA γ-aminobutyric acid
GDP guanosine diphosphate
GI gastrointestinal
GIT gastrointestinal tract
GLUT-2 glucose transporter 2
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
GPR18 G protein-coupled receptor 18
GPR55 G protein-coupled receptor 55
GPR119 G protein-coupled receptor 119
GTP guanosine triphosphate
HAND human immunodeficiency virus associated neurocognitive disorder
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIV-1 human immunodeficiency virus 1
HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
HPO hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis
HSP70 70 kilodalton heat shock protein
IBD inflammatory bowel disease
IL-1β interleukin 1β
IL-6 interleukin 6
IL-18 interleukin 18
IMMA indomethacin morpholinamide
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
IPAH idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
LHb lateral habenula
LPI lysophosphatidylinositol
LPS lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin)
MAGL monoacylglycerol lipase
MAPK mitogen activated protein kinase
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MI myocardial infraction
MOA mechanism of action
mTORC1 mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NAAA N-acylethanolamine acid amidase
NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NAM negative allosteric modulator
NAPE N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine
NAPE-PLD N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D
NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB nuclear factor-κB
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
NOS nitric oxide synthase
NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSC neural stem cell
OEA oleoylethanolamine
OXPKOS oxidative phosphorylation
PAM positive allosteric modulator
PEA palmitoylethanolamide
PG prostaglandin
PGE2 prostaglandin E2
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PPARα peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
PPARγ peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PRCB peripherally restricted cannabinoid
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
RNA ribonucleic acid
ROS reactive oxygen species
SCA spinocerebellar ataxia
SSc systemic sclerosis
T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
TBI traumatic brain injury
THC tetrahydrocannabinol
TIMP-1 tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1
TLR3 toll-like receptor 3
TLR4 toll-like receptor 4
TNF tumor necrosis factor
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor α
TRPV1 transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 channel
WAT white adipose tissue