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Role of cannabinoid receptor CB2 in HER2 pro-oncogenic signaling in breast cancer.

Authors: Eduardo Pérez-Gómez, Clara Andradas, Sandra Blasco-Benito, María M. Caffarel, et al
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 8 April 2015

BACKGROUND: Pharmacological activation of cannabinoid receptors elicits antitumoral responses in different cancer models. However, the biological role of these receptors in tumor physio-pathology is still unknown. METHODS: We analyzed CB2 cannabinoid receptor protein expressio…

The orphan receptor GPR55 drives skin carcinogenesis and is upregulated in human squamous cell carcinomas.

Authors: E Pérez-Gómez, C Andradas, J M Flores, M Quintanilla, J M Paramio, M Guzmán, C Sánchez
Oncogene, 16 May 2013

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) control crucial physiological processes and their dysfunction contributes to various human diseases, including cancer. The orphan GPCR GPR55 was identified and cloned more than a decade ago, but very little is known about its physio-patholog…

Cannabinoid receptors in human astroglial tumors.

Authors: Janka Held‐Feindt, Lutz Dörner, Gülcan Sahan,H. Maximilian Mehdorn, Rolf Mentlein
Journal of Neurochemistry, August 2008

In animal models, cannabinoids are reported to inhibit the growth of tumors, including gliomas. These effects have been claimed to be mediated via cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1, CB2). To elucidate a possible relevance for treatment of human gliomas, we investigated recept…