Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits cell cycle progression in human breast cancer cells through Cdc2 regulation.

Authors: María M. Caffarel, David Sarrió, José Palacios, Manuel Guzmán, Cristina Sánchez
Cancer Research, 1 July 2006

It has been proposed that cannabinoids are involved in the control of cell fate. Thus, these compounds can modulate proliferation, differentiation, and survival in different manners depending on the cell type and its physiopathologic context. However, little is known about the…

Cannabidiol inhibits human glioma cell migration through a cannabinoid receptor-independent mechanism.

Authors: Angelo Vaccani, Paola Massi, Arianna Colombo, Tiziana Rubino, Daniela Parolaro
British Journal of Pharmacology, April 2005

We evaluated the ability of cannabidiol (CBD) to impair the migration of tumor cells stimulated by conditioned medium. CBD caused concentration-dependent inhibition of the migration of U87 glioma cells, quantified in a Boyden chamber. Since these cells express both cannabinoid…

Suppression of nerve growth factor Trk receptors and prolactin receptors by endocannabinoids leads to inhibition of human breast and prostate cancer cell proliferation.

Authors: Dominique Melck, Luciano De Petrocellis, Pierangelo Orlando, Tiziana Bisogno, et al
Endocrinology, January 2000

Anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), two endogenous ligands of the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptor subtypes, inhibit the proliferation of PRL-responsive human breast cancer cells (HBCCs) through down-regulation of the long form of the PRL receptor (PRLr). Here we rep…

The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation.

Authors: Luciano De Petrocellis, Dominique Melck, Antonella Palmisano, Tiziana Bisogno, et al
PNAS, 7 July 1998

Anandamide was the first brain metabolite shown to act as a ligand of “central” CB1 cannabinoid receptors. Here we report that the endogenous cannabinoid potently and selectively inhibits the proliferation of human breast cancer cells in vitro. Anandamide dose-dependently inhi…