Cannabinoid Control of Olfactory Processes: The Where Matters

Genes

Pedro Grandes¹  Edgar Soria-Gómez¹  Geoffrey Terral²  Giovanni Marsicano² 

[1] Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s\n, 48940 Leioa, Spain;INSERM, U1215 NeuroCentre Magendie, 146 rue Léo Saignat, CEDEX, 33077 Bordeaux, France;

关键词: olfaction;    endocannabinoids;    olfactory epithelium;    olfactory bulb;    piriform cortex;    CB1 receptor;   

DOI  :  10.3390/genes11040431

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Olfaction has a direct influence on behavior and cognitive processes. There are different neuromodulatory systems in olfactory circuits that control the sensory information flowing through the rest of the brain. The presence of the cannabinoid type-1 (CB1) receptor, (the main cannabinoid receptor in the brain), has been shown for more than 20 years in different brain olfactory areas. However, only over the last decade have we started to know the specific cellular mechanisms that link cannabinoid signaling to olfactory processing and the control of behavior. In this review, we aim to summarize and discuss our current knowledge about the presence of CB1 receptors, and the function of the endocannabinoid system in the regulation of different olfactory brain circuits and related behaviors.

【 授权许可】

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