Monica Feole

Dr. Monica Feole


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

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

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24 October 2014 in Molecules
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FFFilomena Fezza
Filomena Fezza
MBMonica Bari
Monica Bari
RFRita Florio
Rita Florio
ETEmanuela Talamonti
Emanuela Talamonti
MFMonica Feole
Monica Feole
Mauro MaccarroneMauro Maccarrone
Mauro Maccarrone
Endocannabinoids are lipid mediators able to bind to and activate cannabinoid receptors, the primary molecular targets responsible for the pharmacological effects of the Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol. These bioactive lipids belong mainly to two classes of compounds: N-acylethanolamines and acylesters, being N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), respectively, their main representatives. During the last twenty years, an ever growing number of fatty acid derivatives (endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like compounds) have been discovered and their activities biological is the subject of intense investigations. Here, the most recent advances, from a therapeutic point of view, on endocannabinoids, related compounds, and their metabolic routes will be reviewed.