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ArticleAgeing and neurodegenerative diseases2024

Beyond dopamine: exploring endocannabinoids in Parkinson's disease.

Disa Basu, Nannan Yang, Jinhui Ding, Lupeng Wang, Zhenhua Liu, Beisha Tang, Huaibin Cai

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Disa BasuTransgenics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Nannan YangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China.
Jinhui DingComputational Biology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Lupeng WangTransgenics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Zhenhua LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Beisha TangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China.
Huaibin CaiTransgenics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8596-6108

Funding

Striatonigral Microcircuits in Motor Control and Parkinson's DiseaseZIAAG000944 · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · 2025 to 2025
$2.5M
Functions and Pathogenic Mechanisms of DAGLB and the Endocannabinoid System in Parkinson's DiseaseZIAAG000929 · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · 2025 to 2025
$788k
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AG000929Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AG000944
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent degenerative movement disorder largely attributed to the dysfunction of dopamine transmission in the basal ganglia. However, the role of the endocannabinoid (eCB) system (ECS) in PD pathology and symptomatology is often overlooked in discussions. Recent research, including our own, has identified multiple homozygous loss-of-function variants in diacylglycerol lipase β (DAGLB), an enzyme involved in the synthesis of 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG) - the most abundant eCB in the brain - in individuals with early-onset autosomal recessive Parkinsonism. These genetic findings strongly link eCB deficiency with the etiopathogenesis of PD. Exploring the roles of DAGLB and 2-AG signaling in PD and dopamine transmission could provide a new perspective on PD treatments, focusing on the function of the ECS and the pathophysiological implications of its disruption.

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2-arachidonoyl-glycerolcannabinoid receptor 1diacylglycerol lipase βdopamineendocannabinoidmonoacylglycerol lipasenigrostriatal dopaminergic neuronsParkinson’s disease

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PMCPMC12797192

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