Cancer

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Bifulco, M., Malfitano, A.M., Pisanti, S., & Laezza, C. (2008). Endocannabinoids in endocrine and related tumours. Endocr. Relat. Cancer, 15(2), 391-408.

Bifulco, M., Laezza, C., Pisanti, S., & Gazzerro, P. (2006). Cannabinoids and cancer: pros and cons of an antitumour strategy. Br J Pharmacol., 148(2), 123-35.

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Bl�zquez, C., Carracedo, A., Barrado, L., Real, P.J., Fern�ndez-Luna, J.L., et.al. (2006). Cannabinoid receptors as novel targets for the treatment of melanoma. FASEB J., 20(14), 2633-5.

Bl�zquez, C., Gonz�lez-Feria, L., Alvarez, L., Haro, A., Casanova, M.L., et.al. (2004). Cannabinoids inhibit the vascular endothelial growth factor pathway in gliomas. Cancer Res., 64(16), 5617-23.

Bl�zquez, C., Casanova, M.L., Planas, A., G�mez Del Pulgar, T., Villanueva, C., et.al. (2003). Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by cannabinoids. FASEB J., 17(3), 529-31.

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Carracedo, A., Gironella, M., Lorente, M., Garcia, S., Guzm�n, M., et.al. (2006). Cannabinoids induce apoptosis of pancreatic tumor cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes. Cancer Res., 66(13), 6748-55.

Contassot, E., Tenan, M., Schnu�riger, V., Pelte, M.-F., & Dietrich, P.-Y. (2004). Arachidonyl ethanolamide induces apoptosis of uterine cervix cancer cells via aberrantly expressed vanilloid receptor-1. Gynecologic Oncology, 93(1), 182�188.

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Casanova, M.L., Bl�zquez, C., Mart�nez-Palacio, J., Villanueva, C., Fern�ndez-Ace�ero, M.J., at.el. (2003). Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of cannabinoid receptors. J Clin Invest., 111(1), 43-50.

Gustafsson, K., Christensson, B., Sander, B., & Flygare, J. (2006). Cannabinoid receptor-mediated apoptosis induced by R(+)-methanandamide and Win55,212-2 is associated with ceramide accumulation and p38 activation in mantle cell lymphoma. Mol Pharmacol., 70(5), 1612-20.

Guzm�n, M., Duarte, M.J., Bl�zquez, C., Ravina, J., Rosa, M.C., et.al. (2006). A pilot clinical study of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Br J Cancer., 95(2), 197-203.

Hinz, B., Ramer, R., Eichele, K., Weinzierl, U., & Brune, K. (2004). Up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 expression is involved in R(+)-methanandamide-induced apoptotic death of human neuroglioma cells. Mol Pharmacol., 66(6), 1643-51.

Jia, W., Hegde, V.L., Singh, N.P., Sisco, D., Grant, S., et.al. (2006). Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis in Jurkat leukemia T cells is regulated by translocation of Bad to mitochondria. Mol Cancer Res., 4(8), 549-62.

Klein, T.W., Newton, C., Larsen, K., Lu, L., Perkins, I., et.al. (2003). The cannabinoid system and immune modulation. J Leukoc Biol., 74(4), 486-96.

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Ligresti, A., Moriello, A.S., Starowicz, K., Matias, I., Pisanti, S., et.al. (2006). Antitumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma. J Pharmacol Exp Ther., 318(3), 1375-87.

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McAllister, S.D., Christian, R.T., Horowitz, M.P., Garcia, A., & Desprez, P.Y. (2007). Cannabidiol as a novel inhibitor of Id-1 gene expression in aggressive breast cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther., 6(11), 2921-7.

McKallip, R.J., Jia, W., Schlomer, J., Warren, J.W., Nagarkatti, P.S., et.al. (2006). Cannabidiol-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells: A novel role of cannabidiol in the regulation of p22phox and Nox4 expression. Mol Pharmacol.,70(3), 897-908.

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Michalski, C.W., Oti, F.E., Erkan, M., Sauliunaite, D., Bergmann, F., et.al. (2008). Cannabinoids in pancreatic cancer: correlation with survival and pain. Int J Cancer., 122(4), 742-50.

Munson, A.E., Harris, L.S., Friedman, M.A., Dewey, W.L., & Carchman, R.A. (1975). Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 55(3), 597-602.

Nithipatikom, K., Endsley, M.P., Isbell, M.A., Falck, J.R., Iwamoto, Y., et.al. (2004). 2-arachidonoylglycerol: a novel inhibitor of androgen-independent prostate cancer cell invasion. Cancer Res., 64(24), 8826-30.

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Ramer, R. & Hinz, B. (2008). Inhibition of cancer cell invasion by cannabinoids via increased expression of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1. J Natl Cancer Inst., 100(1), 59-69.

Rosenblatt, K.A., Daling, J.R., Chen, C., Sherman, K.J., & Schwartz, S.M. (2004). Marijuana Use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Res., 64(11), 4049�4054.

Rudolph, M.I., Boza, Y., Yefi, R., Luza, S., Andrews, E., et.al. (2008). The influence of mast cell mediators on migration of SW756 cervical carcinoma cells. J Pharmacol Sci., 106(2), 208-18.

Sarfaraz, S., Adhami, V.M., Syed, D.N., Afaq, F., & Mukhtar, H. (2008). Cannabinoids for cancer treatment: progress and promise. Cancer Res., 68(2), 339-42.

Sarfaraz, S., Afaq, F., Adhami, V.M., Malik, A., & Mukhtar, H. (2006). Cannabinoid receptor agonist-induced apoptosis of human prostate cancer cells LNCaP proceeds through sustained activation of ERK1/2 leading to G1 cell cycle arrest. J Biol Chem., 281(51), 39480-91.

Sarfaraz, S., Afaq, F., Adhami, V.M., & Mukhtar, H. (2005). Cannabinoid receptor as a novel target for the treatment of prostate cancer. Cancer Res., 65(5), 1635-41.

Schenning, M., van Tiel, C.M., van Manen, D., Stam, J.C., Barend M., et.al. (2004). Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein regulates growth and apoptosis of NIH3T3 cells: involvement of a cannabinoid 1-like receptor. J. Lipid Res., 45(8), 1555�1564.

Vaccani, A., Massi, P., Colombo, A., Rubino, T., & Parolaro, D. (2005). Cannabidiol inhibits human glioma cell migration through a cannabinoid receptor-independent mechanism. Br J Pharmacol., 144(8), 1032-6.

Wang, D., Wang, H., Ning, W., Backlund, M.G., Dey, S.K., et.al. (2008). Loss of cannabinoid receptor 1 accelerates intestinal tumor growth.Cancer Res., 68(15), 6468-76.

Ware, M.A., Daeninck, P., & Maida, V. (2008). A review of nabilone in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Ther Clin Risk Manag., 4(1), 99-107.