Roles of Endocannabinoids and Endocannabinoid-Like Molecules in Energy Homeostasis and Metabolic Regulation: A Nutritional Perspective
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- Design
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- Subjects
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- Dose used in the study
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- Duration
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- What was measured
- How endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like molecules, including palmitoylethanolamide, oleoylethanolamide and 2-oleoylglycerol, act in energy balance and metabolic regulation, with a nutritional perspective on their structure, metabolism and biological activities
What the authors reported
Endocannabinoids are described as stimulating feeding and lipid and glucose anabolism, while oleoylethanolamide suppresses appetite. Palmitoylethanolamide is grouped with the endocannabinoid-like molecules that act on other receptors rather than cannabinoid receptors. No PEA-specific results are given.
Limits of this study
A narrative review with no numbers. Funding and conflicts not stated in the abstract.
Source
PubMed 34115519 · doi:10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-090216
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