AUTHOR=Ellermann Melissa TITLE=Emerging mechanisms by which endocannabinoids and their derivatives modulate bacterial populations within the gut microbiome JOURNAL=Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research VOLUME=3 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/advances-in-drug-and-alcohol-research/articles/10.3389/adar.2023.11359 DOI=10.3389/adar.2023.11359 ISSN=2674-0001 ABSTRACT=
Bioactive lipids such as endocannabinoids serve as important modulators of host health and disease through their effects on various host functions including central metabolism, gut physiology, and immunity. Furthermore, changes to the gut microbiome caused by external factors such as diet or by disease development have been associated with altered endocannabinoid tone and disease outcomes. These observations suggest the existence of reciprocal relationships between host lipid signaling networks and bacterial populations that reside within the gut. Indeed, endocannabinoids and their congeners such as