San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. The administration of a cannabinoid agonist is neuroprotective in subjects with cerebral ischemia (a condition characterized by insufficient blood flow to the brain resulting in cell death), according to preclinical data published online in the journal Neuroscience.
Investigators at the University of California, San Francisco, Neonatal Brain Disorders Center assessed the neuroprotective impact of WIN55,512-2, a synthetic cannabinoid agonist, on the brains of infant rats following cerebral ischemia.
“WIN administration…
