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. 2022 Apr 26;23(9):4764. doi: 10.3390/ijms23094764
Cannabis Cannabis sativa L.
1-AG 1-arachidonoylglycerol
2-AG 2-arachidonoylglycerol
2-MAGs 2-monoacylglycerols
5HT2Ar Serotoninergic 2A receptor
ABA Activity-based anorexia
ABHD12 α/β-hydrolase domain 12
ABHD6 α/β-hydrolase domain 6
ACC Anterior cingulate cortex
AD Anxiety disorders
ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
AEA Anandamide
AMY Amygdala
AN Anorexia Nervosa
ASD Autism spectrum disorder
AUD Alcohol use disorders
BED Binge eating disorder
BMI Body mass index
BN Bulimia Nervosa
CaUD Cannabis Use Disorder
CB1r Cannabinoid receptor 1
CB2r Cannabinoid receptor 2
CBD Cannabidiol
CNR1 Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 1
CNR2 Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2
CNR2A Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2 isoform A
CNR2B Gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2 isoform B
CNS Central Nervous System
CPP Conditioned Place Preference
CoUD Cocaine use disorder
CpG cytosine-guanine dinucleotide
CPP conditioned place preference
CPu Caudate putamen
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
d8-2AG Deuterium-labeled 2AG
d8-AA Deuterium-labeled AA
D1 Dopamine receptor 1
DA Dopamine
DAGL Diacylglycerol lipase
DAT Dopamine transporter
DD Depressive disorders
DLPFC Dorsolateral frontal cortex
DNA Desoxyribonucleic acid
DSM-V Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
EA Eating disorders
eCBs Endocannabinoids
ECS Endocannabinoid system
EMT Endocannabinoid Membrane Transporter
EOPF Octylphosphonofluoridate
FAAH fatty acid amide hydrolase
FD Functional dyspepsia
GABA γ-aminobutyric acid
GAD Generalized anxiety disorder
GPCRs Gq protein-coupled receptors
GPR55r G protein coupled receptor 55
GTPγS GTPgammaS o Guanosine 5′-O-(γ-thio) triphosphate
GWAS Genome-wide association studies
HIPP Hippocampus
HPLC-MS/MS High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
HYP Hypothalamus
LC Locus coeruleus
LC-MS/MS Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
MAGs Monoacylglycerols
MAGL Monoacylglycerol lipase
MGLL Gene encoding monoacylglycerol lipase
mRNA Ribonucleic acid messenger
MSDB Medial septum-diagonal band of Broca area
NAcc Nucleus accumbens
NAEs N-acyl-ethanolamines
NAPE-PLD N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine specific phospholipase D
NarPE N-arachidonoyl phosphatidylethanolamine
NGS Next-generation or massively parallel sequencing
NUD Nicotine use disorder
OB Obesity
OEA Oleoyl-ethanolamide
OFC Orbitofrontal cortex
ON Olfactory neuroepithelium
OUD Opioid Use Disorder
PPARα Proliferator-activated receptor-α
PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PCC Posterior cingulate cortex
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PEA Palmitoyl-ethanolamide
PET Positron emission tomography
PFC Prefrontal cortex
PLB Placebo
PPI Prepulse inhibition
PT Putamen
PTMs Post-translational modifications
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
Q Glutamine
q-PCR Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase chain reaction
R Arginine
SCUD Synthetic cannabinoid use disorder
SHR Spontaneously hypertensive rats
SN Substantia nigra
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
STG Superior temporal gyrus
STRs Short sequence repeats
SUD Substance use disorders
THC Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol
TLC Thin-layer chromatography
UFLC-MS/MS Ultra-fast liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry
UPLC-MS/MS Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
UPLC-TOF/MS Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry
VS Ventral striatum
WES Whole-exome sequencing
WGS Whole-genome sequencing
WKY Wistar Kyoto rats