The role of cannabinoids in shaping lifespan neurodevelopment.
The role of cannabinoids in shaping lifespan neurodevelopment.
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10.1002/jnr.25012
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发表时间:
2022-03
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Marusak, Hilary A.
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Marusak, Hilary A.
Emerging research highlights the critical role of the endocannabinoid (eCB) system in shaping neural and glial development throughout the lifespan. Indeed, research shows that the eCB system is present early during gestation and modulates synaptogenesis, neuronal differentiation, myelination, and neuronal migration (MacCarrone, Guzmán, MacKie, Doherty, & Harkany, 2014). Later in life, the eCB system regulates synaptic functioning, including responses to stress, emotion-related processes such as fear and anxiety, and motivated behavior (deRoon-Cassini, Stollenwerk, Beatka, & Hillard, 2020). This In Focus issue highlights exciting new research on the role of cannabinoids in shaping neural development from the prenatal period through adulthood, which has relevance for typical and atypical cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning. The three articles included in this issue demonstrate associations between genetic variation in eCB signaling and functioning of fear extinction circuitry and network-level functional connectivity, as well as, the impact of early developmental insults to the eCB system, particularly prenatal cannabis exposure.The first article, by Baglot and colleagues (2021), examined the role of cannabinoids in shaping neural development from the earliest stages of life—the prenatal period. In particular, using animal models, the authors examined the impact of prenatal cannabis exposure on maternal blood, placenta, and fetal brain. The authors point out that this is an important topic to study because rates of cannabis use among pregnant people in the US have more than doubled between 2002 to 2017 (Volkow, Han, Compton, & Et al, 2019), with as many as one out of five younger pregnant people (eg, under age 24) reporting use (Young-Wolff et al., 2017). At the same time, there have been drastic increases in the potency of cannabis constituents, particularly the psychoactive Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), over recent years (ElSohly et al., 2016). However, THC has been shown to undergo cross-placental transfer and may therefore impact offspring neurodevelopment (Grant, Petroff, Isoherranen, Stella, & Burbacher, 2018). In fact, a small but growing body of literature demonstrates the detrimental effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on offspring, including low birth weight (Ryan, Ammerman, & O’Connor, 2018), smaller brain volumes, and poor cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning in childhood (Paul et al., 2021).
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