Cannabis and cannabinoids: kinetics and interactions

BC Foster, H Abramovici, CS Harris - The American journal of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Cannabis sativa and related products are widely used, but their potential to cause significant
clinical interactions remains unclear, particularly for cannabinoid-enriched or otherwise …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of medical and non-medical cannabis on the health of older adults: Findings from a scoping review of the literature

…, G Garber, A Porath, D Conn, M Willows, H Abramovici… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Cannabis legalization has enabled increased consumption in older adults. Age-related
mental, physical, and physiological changes may lead to differences in effects of …

Diacylglycerol kinases as sources of phosphatidic acid

J Cai, H Abramovici, SH Gee, MK Topham - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2009 - Elsevier
There are ten mammalian diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) whose primary role is to terminate
diacylglycerol (DAG) signaling. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that DGKs …

Diacylglycerol kinase-ζ localization in skeletal muscle is regulated by phosphorylation and interaction with syntrophins

H Abramovici, AB Hogan, C Obagi… - Molecular biology of …, 2003 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Syntrophins are scaffolding proteins that link signaling molecules to dystrophin and the
cytoskeleton. We previously reported that syntrophins interact with diacylglycerol kinase-ζ (DGK-ζ…

Diacylglycerol kinase ζ regulates actin cytoskeleton reorganization through dissociation of Rac1 from RhoGDI

H Abramovici, P Mojtabaie, RJ Parks… - Molecular biology of …, 2009 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Activation of Rac1 GTPase signaling is stimulated by phosphorylation and release of RhoGDI
by the effector p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1), but it is unclear what initiates this potential …

Regulation of neurite outgrowth in N1E-115 cells through PDZ-mediated recruitment of diacylglycerol kinase ζ

Y Yakubchyk, H Abramovici, JC Maillet… - … and cellular biology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Syntrophins are scaffold proteins that regulate the subcellular localization of diacylglycerol
kinase ζ (DGK-ζ), an enzyme that phosphorylates the lipid second-messenger diacylglycerol …

Increasing cannabis use is associated with poorer cigarette smoking cessation outcomes: findings from the ITC four country smoking and vaping surveys, 2016–2018

…, D Hammond, L Li, H Abramovici… - Nicotine and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Concurrent use of tobacco and cannabis may impede successful cigarette
smoking cessation. This study examined whether changes in cannabis use frequency were …

Generation and functional characterization of arylamine N-acetyltransferase Nat1/Nat2Double-knockout mice

…, S Wong, A Gaedigk, V Yu, H Abramovici… - Molecular …, 2003 - ASPET
Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) catalyze the biotransformation of a variety of arylamine
drugs and carcinogens and may play diametrically opposing roles in enhancing either the …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of type 1 cannabinoid receptor activity by cannabinoid by-products from Cannabis sativa and non-cannabis phytomolecules

A Zagzoog, A Cabecinha, H Abramovici… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis sativa contains more than 120 cannabinoids and 400 terpene compounds (ie,
phytomolecules) present in varying amounts. Cannabis is increasingly available for legal …

Morphological changes and spatial regulation of diacylglycerol kinase‐ζ, syntrophins, and Rac1 during myoblast fusion

H Abramovici, SH Gee - Cell motility and the cytoskeleton, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The fusion of mononuclear myoblasts into multinucleated myofibers is essential for the
formation and growth of skeletal muscle. Myoblast fusion follows a well‐defined sequence of …