Ana Clara Pascual

Ana Clara Pascual


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2025 in Current Medicinal Chemistry
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SSSabrina Rosicler Salas
Sabrina Rosicler Salas
FMFlorencia Musso
Florencia Musso
APAna Clara Pascual
Ana Clara Pascual

18 December 2023 in Molecular Neurobiology
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ECEstefanía Chamorro-Aguirre
Estefanía Chamorro-Aguirre
VGVirginia L. Gaveglio
Virginia L. Gaveglio
APAna Clara Pascual
Ana Clara Pascual
SPSisana Pasquare
Sisana Pasquare

25 March 2026 in Neurochemical Research
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SSSabrina R. Salas
Sabrina R. Salas
APAna Clara Pascual
Ana Clara Pascual
FMFlorencia Musso
Florencia Musso
PMPablo G. Milano
Pablo G. Milano
Ana Paula MurrayAna Paula Murray
Ana Paula Murray
SPSisana Pasquare
Sisana Pasquare

26 January 2026 in Preprints.org
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SSSabrina R. Salas
Sabrina R. Salas
APAna Clara Pascual
Ana Clara Pascual
FMFlorencia Musso
Florencia Musso
PMPablo G. Milano
Pablo G. Milano
Ana Paula MurrayAna Paula Murray
Ana Paula Murray
SPSisana Pasquare
Sisana Pasquare
We have previously demonstrated that the endocannabinoid system is dysregulated at synaptic terminals in the cerebral cortex of aged rats, characterized by reduced availability of the neuroprotective endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) as a result of im-paired metabolic enzyme activity. This deficit was only partially compensated by canna-binoid receptor (CBR) ligand binding. Given that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) func-tions as a CBR ligand, the present study was designed to determine whether a full-spectrum cannabis extract with high THC content, its THC-free fraction, or pure THC could modulate the age-related dysregulation of 2-AG. Synaptosomes isolated from the cerebral cortex of adult and aged rats were incubated with a full-spectrum extract, a THC-free fraction, or pure THC, together with the corre-sponding radiolabeled substrates to assess 2-AG-metabolizing enzyme activity. Our re-sults demonstrate that the age-related decline in 2-AG bioavailability (a) is exacerbated by either the THC-free fraction or pure THC, primarily due to a significant reduction in 2-AG synthesis, and (b) is partially attenuated through inhibition of 2-AG hydrolysis when the extract contains THC. Consequently, a high-THC full-spectrum extract regulates 2-AG metabolism more effectively than THC alone. These findings support the concept that cannabis phytochemicals act synergistically (the entourage effect) and highlight the therapeutic potential of high-THC extracts for restoring reduced 2-AG levels in the aging brain.