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Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor Blockade Promotes Mitochondrial Biogenesis Through Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in White Adipocytes

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2008

Year

Laura Tedesco, Alessandra Valerio, Cristina Cervino, Annalisa Cardile, Claudio Pagano, Roberto Vettor, Renato Pasquali, Michele O. Carruba, Giovanni Marsicano, Beat Lutz,
Diabetes

Abstract

CB1 receptor blockade increases mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipocytes by inducing the expression of eNOS. This is linked to the prevention of high-fat diet-induced fat accumulation, without concomitant changes in food intake.

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