Inhibition of endocannabinoid catabolic enzymes elicits anxiolytic-like effects in the marble burying assay

“Cannabinoids have long been shown to have a range of potential therapeutic effects, including antiemetic actions, analgesia, and anxiolysis. These data indicate that elevation of AEA or 2-AG reduces marble burying behavior and suggest that their catabolic enzymes represent potential targets for the development of new classes of pharmacotherapeutics to treat anxiety-related disorders.

Marijuana is commonly smoked to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety… much interest has been generated by the discovery of the endogenous cannabinoid (i.e. endocannabinoid; eCB) system as a source of targets for the development of new therapeutic treatments of a range of ailments including anxiety and depression…”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3034086/

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