Cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis and its synthetic dimethylheptyl homolog suppress nausea in an experimental model with rats

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作者
Parker, LA [1 ]
Mechoulam, R
Schlievert, C
机构
[1] Wilfrid Laurier Univ, Dept Psychol, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Fac Med, Sch Pharm, Dept Med Chem & Nat Prod, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
关键词
cannabidiol; cannabinoid; emesis; marijuana; nausea; taste avoidance; taste reactivity;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-200204160-00006
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Rats display conditioned rejection reactions during an oral infusion of a flavor previously paired with an emetic drug; considerable evidence indicates that these rejection reactions reflect nausea. Here we report that cannabidiol, a major non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana and its synthetic dimethylheptyl homolog interfere with nausea elicited by lithium chloride and with conditioned nausea elicited by a flavor paired with lithium chloride. These results suggest that cannabinoids without psychoactive side-effects may have therapeutic value in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea. NeuroReport 13:567-570 (C) 2002 Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
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页码:567 / 570
页数:4
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