Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2, but not Type 1, is Up-Regulated in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Children Affected by Autistic Disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 2686-2695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Siniscalco ◽  
Anna Sapone ◽  
Catia Giordano ◽  
Alessandra Cirillo ◽  
Laura de Magistris ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 317-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Armond Isoni ◽  
Érica Abreu Borges ◽  
Clara Araújo Veloso ◽  
Rafael Teixeira Mattos ◽  
Miriam Martins Chaves ◽  
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Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) from patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2) have generated higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that were higher than those in cells from healthy individuals. In the presence of a cAMP-elevating agent, ROS production was significantly activated in PBMNC from DM2 patients but it was inhibited in cells from healthy subjects. Higher levels of IL-6 has been detected in the supernatant of PBMNC cultures from DM2 patients in comparison with healthy controls. When cells were cultured in the presence of a cAMP-elevating agent, the level of IL-6 decreased has by 46% in the supernatant of PBMNC from DM2 patients but it remained unaltered in controls. No correlations between ROS and IL-6 levels in PBMNC from DM2 patients or controls have been observed. Secretions of IL-4 or IFN by PBMNC from patients or controls have not been affected by the elevation of cAMP. cAMP elevating agents have activated the production of harmful reactive oxidant down modulated IL-6 secretion by these cells from DM2 patients, suggesting an alteration in the metabolic response possibly due to hyperglicemia. The results suggest that cAMP may play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes.


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2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. e0188474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert R. Jones IV ◽  
Emily L. Coleman ◽  
Nicholas R. Husni ◽  
Jude T. Deeney ◽  
Forum Raval ◽  
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