2021
Cannabinoid Receptor 1 rs1049353 Variant, Childhood Abuse, and the Heterogeneity of PTSD Symptoms: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Korem N, Duek O, Xu K, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Cannabinoid Receptor 1 rs1049353 Variant, Childhood Abuse, and the Heterogeneity of PTSD Symptoms: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Chronic Stress 2021, 5: 24705470211011075. PMID: 33997583, PMCID: PMC8107935, DOI: 10.1177/24705470211011075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderOverall PTSD symptomsAnxious arousal symptomsPTSD symptomsNational HealthChildhood abuseVeterans StudySymptom clustersArousal symptomsAllele carrier statusArousal symptom clustersMultivariable analysisEndocannabinoid systemAllele carriersPTSD symptom clustersGene-environment studiesGreater severityG homozygotesU.S. veteransSymptomsStress disorderCarrier statusReceptor geneDisordersSignificant main effect
2019
Endocannabinoid System Alterations in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of Developmental and Accumulative Effects of Trauma
Nia A, Bender R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Endocannabinoid System Alterations in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of Developmental and Accumulative Effects of Trauma. Chronic Stress 2019, 3: 2470547019864096. PMID: 31660473, PMCID: PMC6816276, DOI: 10.1177/2470547019864096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndocannabinoid system alterationsEndocannabinoid systemSystem alterationsEndocannabinoid ligandsProlonged stressPosttraumatic stress disorderImportant sex differencesClinical studiesPsychiatric symptomsCannabinoid receptorsHuman studiesChronic stressStress disorderTraumaDecreased levelsDevelopmental ageSex differencesCurrent literatureReceptorsAlterationsAccumulative effectReviewSymptomsLevels