Serotonin and dopamine are both found in the venoms of some scorpions and some centipedes.
Injected subcutaneously, as with a scorpion sting, the molecules are inflammatory.
Cannabinoids have an anti-inflammatory effect on the skin, as I cited in an earlier post.
Serotonin and dopamine are of course excitatory neurotransmitters.
Endocannabinoids serve to guide axons in the formation of new [...]
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Inflammation and Otherwise
Posted in Dopamine, Serotonin, allergies, endocannabinoid, inflammation, neuroplasticity on July 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Anandamide, allergies on June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Attenuation of Allergic Contact Dermatitis Through the Endocannabinoid System
Allergic contact dermatitis affects about 5% of men and 11% of women in industrialized countries and is one of the leading causes for occupational diseases. In an animal model for cutaneous contact hypersensitivity, we show that mice lacking both known cannabinoid receptors display exacerbated allergic inflammation. In [...]
