Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rostock University Medical Centre, Schillingallee 70, D-18057 Rostock, Germany
Editorial
Cannabinoid Toxins as a Pharmaco-Therapeutic Treatment Option for Pro Fungal Infections
Author(s): Robert Henry Richards*
It has been demonstrated that the endocannabinoid system is involved in a variety of skin functions, including melanogenesis, the maintenance of redox balance in UV-exposed skin cells, barrier functions, sebaceous gland activity, wound healing, and the immune response of the skin. Cannabinoid compounds and derivatives are intriguing as potential systemic and topical treatments for a variety of inflammatory, fibrotic, and pruritic skin conditions in addition to their potential use in the treatment and prevention of skin cancer. Androgenetic alopecia, atopic and seborrhoeic dermatitis, dermatomyositis, asteatotic and atopic eczema, uraemic pruritis, scalp psoriasis, systemic sclerosis, and venous leg ulcers have all been successfully treated with cannabinoid compounds. The current body of research on cannabinoid compounds as potential treatments for skin diseases is examined in this rev.. View More»
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