Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) and l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) are motor disorders with significant impact on the patient’s quality of life. Unfortunately, pharmacological treatments that improve these disorders without causing severe side effects are not yet available. Delay in initiating l-DOPA is no longer recommended as LID development is a function of disease duration rather than cumulative l-DOPA exposure. Manipulation of the endocannabinoid system could be a promising therapy to control PD and LID symptoms. In this way, phytocannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), the principal non-psychotomimetic constituent of the Cannabis sativa plant, have received considerable attention in the last decade. In this review, we present clinical and preclinical evidence suggesting CBD and other cannabinoids have therapeutic effects in PD and LID. Here, we discuss CBD pharmacology, as well as its neuroprotective effects and those of other cannabinoids. Finally, we discuss the modulation of several pro- or anti-inflammatory factors as possible mechanisms responsible for the therapeutic/neuroprotective potential of Cannabis-derived/cannabinoid synthetic compounds in motor disorders.
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Pharmacology of Cannabidiol
There are more than 500 phytochemical components in the Cannabis sativa plant, and at least 104 are cannabinoids (Elsohly and Slade 2005) Fig. 1). Cannabidiol (CBD), the major non-psychotropic component in Cannabis (Zuardi et al. 1982; McPartland et al. 2015), is a phytocannabinoid that comprises up to 40% of some plant extracts (Atakan 2012). CBD was isolated for the first time in 1940 by Adams and Madison (1940), and its structure was identified 23 years later by Mechoulam and Shvo (1963). CBD concentration is highly variable and depends on the plant phenotype, the cultivation conditions, and the part used to obtain the extract (Fischedick et al. 2010).
In the mid-1980s, Howlett and colleagues suggested that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the primary psychoactive compound of the Cannabis plant, could act on a G protein-coupled receptor decreasing cAMP production (Howlett and Fleming 1984). In 1988, the first evidence indicating the existence of Δ9-THC receptors was described in the rat brain (Devane et al. 1988). Later, these sites were cloned and named cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) (Matsuda et al. 1990) and cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) (Devane et al. 1992; Munro et al. 1993; Mechoulam et al. 1995).
CBD is a pleiotropic compound with activity at multiple targets. It has low affinity for cannabinoid receptors, acting in CB1 and CB2 only at very high concentrations (≥ 10 μM) (Howlett and Fleming 1984; Lynn and Herkenham 1994; Jones et al. 2010; McPartland et al. 2015). CBD did not demonstrate any agonist activity for the CB1 receptor, seen through a [35S]GTPγS binding assay from cortical membranes (Jones et al. 2010), but could, in vitro, antagonize cannabinoid agonists, acting as an inverse agonist for both CB1 and CB2 receptors (Thomas et al. 2007). It also displays indirect agonist activity at CB1 receptors and increases endogenous levels of anandamide (AEA), by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for its degradation, fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) (Bisogno et al. 2001; Rimmerman et al. 2011; Leweke et al. 2012).
CBD does not affect the metabolism of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) (Rimmerman et al. 2011), consequently not influencing the action of 2-AG on CB1 or CB2 receptors (Piomelli 2003; Pertwee 2015). On the other hand, CBD reduces the efficacy and potency of 2-AG in CB1, thus acting as a negative allosteric modulator of CB1 receptors (Laprairie et al. 2015). CBD also inhibits psychoactive effects of Δ9-THC (Zuardi et al. 1982) by mechanisms not completely understood that could involve, for example, CB1 receptor antagonism (Zuardi et al. 1982; Pertwee 2008; Niesink and van Laar 2013) or antagonism of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR55 (Pertwee 2008). Although CBD can impair Δ9-THC hydrolysis by CYP450 enzymes (Bornheim et al. 1993; Bornheim et al. 1995), no pharmacokinetic interaction between Δ9-THC and CBD has been found at clinically relevant doses (Pertwee 2008). Since Δ9-THC-like psychotropic effects depend on CB1 receptor activation (Mackie 2006), and CBD does not activate CB1 receptors in physiological concentrations, CBD is devoid of psychotomimetic properties.
CBD also binds to non-cannabinoid targets in low concentrations. It interacts with transient receptor potential ion channels such as the transient receptor potential vanilloid channel type 2 (TRPV-2) and transient receptor potential for melastatin, TRPM8 (Qin et al. 2008; De Petrocellis et al. 2011), respectively, as an agonist and antagonist. CBD can also directly stimulate potential vanilloid channel type 1 (TRPV-1) receptors (De Petrocellis et al. 2011) and acts as an indirect agonist of these receptors by enhancing the levels of AEA, an endogenous agonist of TRPV-1 (Bisogno et al. 2001; Rimmerman et al. 2011). CBD is an antagonist of the G-coupled receptors GPR18 (McHugh et al. 2012) and GPR55 (Ryberg et al. 2007) and binds to equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT) (Carrier et al. 2006), adenosine receptors (Carrier et al. 2006; Pandolfo et al. 2011), glycine receptors (Ahrens et al. 2009), serotonin 1A receptor (5-HT1A) (Russo et al. 2005), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) (O’Sullivan et al. 2009).
CBD influences dopaminergic neurotransmission by inhibiting the dopamine uptake transporter (Pandolfo et al. 2011), thus increasing the endogenous levels of dopamine (Murillo-Rodriguez et al. 2011). In mice striatal membrane assay, CBD acts as a negative allosteric modulator of dopamine D2 receptors (Bloom and Hillard 1985), suggesting that CBD can modulate the dopaminergic neurotransmission in basal ganglia. Moreover, CBD influences the activity of cyclooxygenases, thus reducing the production of prostaglandin E2 (Costa et al. 2004). CBD also decreases the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and the production of reactive oxygen species (Hampson et al. 1998; Iuvone et al. 2004; Lastres-Becker et al. 2005; Esposito et al. 2006), and influences the production of several pro-inflammatory factors/cytokines, such as NF-κB, TNF-α, INF-γ, IL-1β, IL-1α, and IL-6 in different experimental conditions (Watzl et al. 1991; Malfait et al. 2000; Kozela et al. 2010; Rimmerman et al. 2011; Li et al. 2013). These anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may help explain CBD’s neuroprotective action.
The Endocannabinoid System and Their Role in the Basal Ganglia
Endocannabinoids are derived from membrane phospholipids (Cadas et al. 1997). The most studied endocannabinoids are AEA and 2-AG (Di Marzo and De Petrocellis 2012). The enzyme N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase (NAPE-PLD) synthesizes AEA, while the α and β isoforms of diacylglycerol lipase catalyze 2-AG formation (Cadas et al. 1997; Bisogno et al. 2001). The synthesis of these endocannabinoids occurs after cell depolarization or receptor stimulation (e.g., NMDA or mGlu5 activation) (Piomelli 2003). Therefore, endocannabinoids are synthesized “on-demand” after stimuli, thus acting as neuromodulators. The main enzymes that metabolize AEA and 2-AG are FAAH and monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), respectively (Desarnaud et al. 1995; Cravatt et al. 1996; Cadas et al. 1997). These enzymes are mostly responsible for ending endocannabinoid actions (Piomelli 2003).
2-AG is a full agonist of CB2 receptors (Sugiura et al. 2006) while AEA seems to be a partial agonist of CB1 receptors and does not bind significantly to CB2 receptors in normal conditions (Mechoulam and Hanus 2000; Sugiura et al. 2006). However, AEA was recently linked to activation of the CB2 receptor in pathological states (Eljaschewitsch et al. 2006). AEA also activates non-cannabinoid receptors, such as TRPV-1 and PPAR-γ, while 2-AG has been postulated to act as endogenous activators of TRPV-4.
CB1 receptors are the most expressed G protein-coupled receptors in the central nervous system (Herkenham et al. 1991a, b; Howlett et al. 2010). In the basal ganglia, CB1 receptors are present in excitatory projections from the subthalamic nucleus to the internal globus pallidus and substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNpr) (Brotchie 2003; van der Stelt and Di Marzo 2003; Benarroch 2007). GABAergic medium spiny neurons also express CB1 receptors in their dendrites and presynaptic axon terminals, innervating the outer and inner segments of the globus pallidus and SNpr. Moreover, CB1 receptors are present at the level of corticostriatal excitatory glutamatergic terminals (Brotchie 2003; van der Stelt and Di Marzo 2003; Benarroch 2007), but not in dopaminergic presynaptic terminals from substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) (Herkenham et al. 1991a, b; Howlett et al. 2010).
Immunostaining for CB1 is widespread throughout the striatum in GABAergic, cholinergic, and NOS-positive neurons (Fernandez-Ruiz 2009; Fusco et al. 2004; Hohmann and Herkenham 2000). The higher expression of CB1 receptors is found on GABAergic spiny neurons projecting to the SNpc/internal globus pallidus (“direct” striatal efferent pathway) and the external globus pallidus (“indirect” striatal efferent pathway) (Herkenham et al. 1991a, b; Ameri 1999; Moldrich and Wenger 2000). GABAergic and cholinergic interneurons express CB1 receptors in a lesser extension (Marsicano and Lutz 1999; Hohmann and Herkenham 2000; Fusco et al. 2004).
CB2 receptors are discreetly expressed in specific brain areas such as the hypothalamus, brain stem, hippocampus, and SNpr (Onaivi et al. 2006), at much lower levels when compared to CB1. The functionality of CB2 receptors in neurons has also been controversial since their expression levels in central neurons are very low (Onaivi et al. 2006). CB2 is expressed primarily in the peripheral immune system, such as the marginal zone of the spleen (Onaivi et al. 2006). In the healthy brain, there is a discreet presence of CB2 receptors in glial cells (microglia and astrocytes), while its expression seems to be elevated in certain neurological disorders such as PD.
The endocannabinoid system can functionally interact with the dopaminergic neurotransmission in the striatum (Pisani et al. 2011). CB1 receptor stimulation reduces glutamate release in the striatum (Brotchie 2003), an effect that is frequency-dependent and involves dopamine D2 receptors (Giuffrida et al. 1999). Furthermore, CB1 is co-expressed with dopamine D1 receptors in the striatum of mice and humans (Glass et al. 2000; Hermann et al. 2002), where they can interact to form heterodimers (Hermann et al. 2002; Marcellino et al. 2008; Khan and Lee 2014), thus suggesting a functional crosstalk between cannabinoid and dopaminergic neurotransmission.
It has been proposed that AEA is synthesized in striatal postsynaptic GABAergic neurons acting on glutamatergic presynaptic terminals from cortical areas decreasing glutamate release (Gerdeman and Lovinger 2001). This CB1 stimulation by AEA is critical for long-term depression (LTD) in corticostriatal synapses (Gerdeman et al. 2002; Brotchie 2003), reducing glutamatergic synaptic effectiveness. Furthermore, CB1 receptor activation dampens the hyperlocomotion and the enhanced dopamine and glutamate release in the striatum induced by amphetamine (Polissidis et al. 2014) while reducing the GABAergic input to dopaminergic neurons of the SNpc, thereby modulating the firing activity of nigral neurons (Lovinger 2010). In this way, it has been usually accepted that the endocannabinoid system modifies the striatal functioning and interferes in movement control.
TRPV-1 is also highly expressed in basal ganglia (Kunert-Keil et al. 2006). AEA binds to and activates this receptor, behaving as a partial or full agonist, depending on the tissue receptor reserve or circumstances associated with some disease states (Ross 2003). In the striatum, TRPV-1 channels co-localize with CB1 receptors (Mezey et al. 2000; Cristino et al. 2006), suggesting a close functional interaction between these receptors. Pharmacological modulation of TRPV-1 has been reported to influence motor behaviors and nigrostriatal dopaminergic activity (de Lago et al. 2004) and to modulate motor symptoms originating from striatal dysfunction (Lastres-Becker et al. 2003; Tzavara et al. 2006). The inhibition of AEA degradation amplifies the tonic activation of TRPV-1 channels in the striatum, increasing glutamate but not GABA release (Musella et al. 2009), thus suggesting an essential role of TRPV-1 receptors in modulating glutamatergic activity in the striatum.
Parkinson’s Disease: a Brief Introduction
James Parkinson in “An essay on the shaking palsy” (Parkinson 2002) described for the first time the “paralysis agitans” or, as it is currently known, Parkinson’s disease (PD). In general, the disease is symptomatically characterized by abnormal posture, bradykinesia, resting tremor, and rigidity, among other motor and non-motor symptoms. PD is the second most frequent neurodegenerative disorder, and more than 90% of the cases are sporadic.
The pathogenesis of idiopathic PD is not fully understood. The disease is thought to be multifactorial, involving environmental and genetic factors (Lees et al. 2009; Nalls et al. 2014; Obeso et al. 2017). Studies have reported an association between PD and head injury, rural living, middle-age obesity, lack of exercise, and herbicide/insecticide exposure (paraquat, organophosphates, and rotenone) (Elbaz and Tranchant 2007; Thacker et al. 2008; Lees et al. 2009; Shih et al. 2017), while smokers and regular drinkers of coffee have lower risk to develop PD (Ascherio et al. 2003; Allam et al. 2004; Ascherio et al. 2004).
The pathophysiology of PD includes—but is not restricted to—several molecular and cellular malfunctions, such as mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, misfolding and aggregation of α-synuclein, dysregulation of calcium homeostasis, and neuroinflammation (Reglodi et al. 2017; Bortolanza et al. 2018). These alterations might lead to the ultimate aspect of PD, the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway (Michel et al. 2016). Therefore, more effective and tolerable treatments are necessary to retard the neurodegeneration and improve the patients’ quality of life.
Endocannabinoids and Cannabinoids in PD: Evidence from Patients and Animal Models
Targeting the Endocannabinoid System in PD
Studies investigating changes in the endocannabinoid signaling using experimental models of PD have produced contradictory results, with reports of reduction (Van Laere et al. 2012) or increase (Lastres-Becker et al. 2001) in CB1 binding within the striatum or other basal ganglia structures.
Parkinsonian patients present increased levels of AEA in the cerebrospinal fluid and l-DOPA treatment restores AEA to normal levels, which suggests that abnormal cerebrospinal AEA is a compensatory mechanism of dopamine depletion (Maccarrone et al. 2003; van der Stelt et al. 2005; Pisani et al. 2010). In rodents, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) nigral lesions increase striatal levels of AEA, but not of 2-AG. They also decrease AMT and FAAH activity but did not affect AEA binding to cannabinoid receptors (Gubellini et al. 2002).
However, divergent data showed that the enhancement in AEA levels through chronic FAAH inhibition (using 1 mg/kg of URB597 into the midbrain and cerebellum of mice treated with MPTP over 5 weeks) prevents MPTP-induced motor impairment, without reducing glial activation or protecting the dopaminergic loss in the nigrostriatal pathway (Celorrio et al. 2016). In a different report, the indirect increase of AEA by the chronic administration of URB597 (0.2 mg/kg every 3 days for 30 days in MPTP-lesioned mice) decreased the dopaminergic cell loss and reduced glial activation (Viveros-Paredes et al. 2019). Chronic inhibition of MAGL with JZL184 (8 mg/kg), indirectly increasing the levels of 2-AG, also prevented MPTP-induced motor impairment, reduced astroglial activation, and preserved the nigrostriatal pathway (Fernandez-Suarez et al. 2014). Altogether, these data suggest that the modulation of endocannabinoid levels can modify the progression of PD.
Regarding cannabinoid receptors, MPTP-lesioned marmosets displayed an increased CB1 receptor binding in the striatum, an effect normalized by l-DOPA treatment (Lastres-Becker et al. 2005). On the other hand, the pharmacological blockade of CB1 receptors promoted anti-parkinsonian effects in rats with severe nigral lesions (> 95% cell loss), but not in rats with lesser lesions (85–95% cell loss). The authors suggest that this discrepancy is due to a nigral CB1-mediated stimulatory effect that counterbalances the striatal CB1-mediated inhibitory motor effect. Thus, after severe nigral degeneration, this CB1-mediated nigral stimulation disappears, and the anti-parkinsonian effects of CB1 antagonists via striatal CB1 become apparent (Fernandez-Espejo et al. 2005). Another study showed that a low dose (0.1 mg/kg) of the CB1 antagonist rimonabant partially reduced hypokinesia in animals lesioned with 6-OHDA injection, an effect that was not associated with dopamine depletion or changes in GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmissions in the striatum (Gonzalez et al. 2006). Together, these results indicate that nigrostriatal lesions are associated with changes in the endocannabinoid signaling in the basal ganglia (Lastres-Becker et al. 2001).
Synthetic cannabinoid agonists also interfere with experimentally induced parkinsonism. The non-selective cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 protected nigrostriatal neurons from MPTP-induced neurotoxicity and neuroinflammation. These effects were dependent on CB2 but not CB1 receptors (Price et al. 2009). HU-210, another non-selective cannabinoid agonist, displayed similar effects to WIN55,212-2 in MPTP-lesioned mice (Chung et al. 2011). Furthermore, CB2 receptors are elevated in microglial cells within the SN of PD patients, and both the striatum and SN of LPS-lesioned mice. The genetic ablation of CB2 receptors aggravated LPS-induced inflammation while the pharmacological activation of CB2 receptors diminished the pro-inflammatory response (Gomez-Galvez et al. 2016).
In MPTP-lesioned mice, WIN55,212-2 also increased the survival of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway by reducing reactive oxygen species and pro-inflammatory cytokines production (Chung et al. 2011). In addition, WIN55,212-2 decreased cellular death via a reduction of extracellular magnesium concentration (Gilbert et al. 2007), increased the expression of growth factors such as FGF and BDNF (Galve-Roperh et al. 2013), and decreased glial activation and neuronal death in the presence of beta-amyloid protein (Ramirez et al. 2005).
The effects of the endocannabinoid system can also involve TRPV-1 receptors (Di Marzo et al. 2001; Ross 2003). MPTP treatment increases TRPV-1 expression in astrocytes of the SNpc, but not in microglial cells. This MPTP-evoked lesion also reduced the expression of TRPV-1 receptors in TH-positive neurons of the SNpc. The administration of a TRPV-1 agonist rescued the dopaminergic loss while the knockdown of TRPV-1 receptors exacerbated the MPTP-induced loss of dopaminergic neurons (Nam et al. 2015).
The role of PPAR-γ receptors in PD/parkinsonism state has also been studied (Liu et al. 2003; Rockwell and Kaminski 2004; O’Sullivan 2007). A preclinical study has demonstrated that a PPAR-γ agonist attenuated the MPTP-induced glial activation and prevented the SNpc dopaminergic cell loss (Breidert et al. 2002). PPAR-γ agonists have neuroprotective properties and anti-inflammatory actions that might help explain their promising actions in PD models (Carta et al. 2011b). For instance, the use of pioglitazone, a PPAR-γ agonist, protected rats against hypolocomotion and 6-OHDA-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration. This effect was associated with a decrease in microglial activation and p65 subunit of NF-κB (Machado et al. 2019). The same agonist reduced mortality, prevented depressive-like behavior, and facilitated the neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the 6-OHDA rat model of PD, suggesting a generalized beneficial effect for PPAR-γ in experimental parkinsonian models. Pioglitazone also improved the symptomatic parkinsonian features of a PD genetic mouse model by reducing the neuroinflammation process in the striatum and midbrain of these animals (Pinto et al. 2016). Further studies exploring the AEA neuroprotective effect are necessary to unveil if it may produce its neuroprotection in PD via PPAR-γ receptor activation.
PD and Cannabis
In 1888, Gowers first noted benefits of the “Indian hemp” on a parkinsonian syndrome (Russo 2018). A century later, studies using Cannabis as a possible PD therapy have gained ground. An observational study showed that smoked Cannabis was well tolerated and improved tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia in parkinsonian patients (Lotan et al. 2014). Five of nine patients using Cannabis reported significant improvement, particularly on mood and sleep (Finseth et al. 2015). A carefully crafted survey of 339 Czech patients using oral Cannabis leaves reported significant alleviations of multiple symptoms, particularly those using the treatment for 3 or more months, with improvement in general function, resting tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity with few side effects (Venderova et al. 2004). An oral Δ9-THC:CBD extract, however, showed no significant benefits on dyskinesia or other signs in 17 patients (Carroll et al. 2004).
Neuroprotective Effect of Phytocannabinoids in Experimental Models of PD
Beyond endocannabinoids, works have demonstrated that phytocannabinoids such as Δ9-THC also have neuroprotective properties. Δ9-THC reduced the decrement in dopamine content and tyrosine hydroxylase activity evoked by 6-OHDA (Lastres-Becker et al. 2005) and inhibited the oxidative stress induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium iodide (MPP+) in differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, restoring the mitochondrial content via PPAR-γ receptor (Carroll et al. 2012; Zeissler et al. 2016).
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarin (Δ9-THCV) is another phytocannabinoid with antioxidant properties (McPartland et al. 2015). Garcia and colleagues have shown that the Δ9-THCV decreased the 6-OHDA-evoked motor deficit and diminished the dopaminergic neuron loss in the SNpc in hemiparkinsonian rodents (Garcia et al. 2011). In the same way, the phytocannabinoid β-caryophyllene attenuated the oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, glial activation, and loss in nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in a rotenone animal model of PD (Ojha et al. 2016).
Preclinical and Clinical Evidence of the Neuroprotective Effect of CBD in PD
CBD is under intense preclinical and clinical research for numerous neurodegenerative disorders (Lopez-Sendon Moreno et al. 2016; Aymerich et al. 2018). The neuroprotective properties of CBD do not appear to depend on the direct activation of CB1 receptors (Fernandez-Ruiz et al. 2013), and even if the involvement of CB2 receptors has been documented in specific pathological conditions (Castillo et al. 2010), the direct activity of CBD at these cannabinoid receptors remains controversial (Bisogno et al. 2001; Pertwee 2008). However, an indirect mechanism could occur: by decreasing FAAH activity, CBD could facilitate AEA-mediated effects (Bisogno et al. 2001).
In a cellular model of PD using PC12 and SH-SY5Y cells treated with MPP(+), CBD increased the cell viability, differentiation, and expression of axonal (GAP-43) and synaptic proteins synaptophysin and synapsin I (Santos et al. 2015). CBD also increased cell viability and decreased microglia activation after incubation with LPS (Martin-Moreno et al. 2011; Janefjord et al. 2014). Since chronic inflammation is a significant feature in PD (McGeer and McGeer 2004; Herrero et al. 2015)—for instance, parkinsonian patients present augmented levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, iNOS, IL-1β, etc.) (Reale et al. 2009; Herrero et al. 2015)—and dopaminergic neurons are particularly vulnerable to glial activation, CBD anti-inflammatory effects could contribute to its neuroprotective potential in PD.
In vivo studies using CBD in PD animal models have produced conflicting results. The administration of CBD (5 mg/kg) for 5 weeks did not reduce the loss of dopaminergic neurons or improve the motor deficits induced by MPTP in mice (Celorrio et al. 2016). Contrarily, a different study reported that a daily administration of CBD (3 mg/kg) for 14 days decreased the depletion of dopamine and tyrosine hydroxylase in the striatum of rats injected with 6-OHDA when administered immediately after the lesion (Lastres-Becker et al. 2005). No effect was found, however, when the treatment started 1 week later. CBD effects were associated with the upregulation of Cu2+/Zn superoxide dismutase mRNA levels, a key enzyme for endogenous defenses against oxidative stress (Garcia-Arencibia et al. 2007).
An open-label pilot study in PD patients showed that CBD, when associated with the usual anti-Parkinson’s pharmacotherapy, reduced the psychotic symptoms without influencing the cognitive and motor signs (Zuardi et al. 2009). In a subsequent clinical trial, Chagas and colleagues treated PD patients for 6 weeks or more with increasing doses of CBD. In this work, CBD improved the mobility, emotional well-being, cognition, communication, and patients’ body discomfort, but failed to produce any difference in the total motor score compared to placebo-treated patients (Chagas et al. 2014b). High doses of CBD were also administered in five patients with dystonia, two of them with co-existing parkinsonian features. A dose-related improvement in dystonia was observed in all patients. In the two patients with co-existing parkinsonian symptoms, CBD in lower doses did not modify hypokinesia and resting tremor (Consroe et al. 1986). Since CBD is well tolerated in humans, these reported positive effects suggest that this drug could be a promising complementary treatment for PD. More preclinical and clinical studies, however, are needed to assess this possibility. The clinical trials and preclinical studies with CBD are summarized in Table 1.
l-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia: an Introduction to Clinical and Pathophysiological Features
The use of the amino acid precursor of dopamine, l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA), remains the standard treatment for ameliorating PD motor symptoms. However, its long-term efficacy is limited by the development of disabling motor complications such as l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID). LID is a set of disabling abnormal involuntary movements (Lundblad et al. 2002; Jenner 2008). It is expressed as a mixture of chorea, ballism and dystonia, and, to a lesser extent, myoclonus (a sudden and involuntary muscle contraction that occurs mainly in body extremities) (Nutt 1990).
l-DOPA treatment in the early stages of PD is responsible for “positive” plasticity, resulting in long-term symptomatic benefit (Cenci et al. 2009; Prescott et al. 2009). At later stages of the disease, however, the long-lasting symptomatic improvement triggered by l-DOPA disappears. In these late stages, l-DOPA worsens the striatum-dependent learning functions (Feigin et al. 2003; Cools et al. 2007) and negatively affects cortical plasticity (Cenci and Konradi 2010; Calabresi et al. 2015).
LID is associated with corticostriatal overactivation and molecular alterations in the basal ganglia. Striatal neurons integrate cortical and thalamic inputs to modify the output of the basal ganglia, playing a pivotal role in movement selection and adaptive motor control (Wiecki and Frank 2010). As described by Cenci and Konradi (2010), “the overactivation of dopamine type-1 receptor (D1R)-dependent signaling pathways [in LID] can cause large morphological and functional rearrangements in striatal neurons (“too much plasticity”), but also the molecular machinery by which these neurons normally respond to received stimuli.”
Increased glutamatergic neurotransmission has also been associated with the pathophysiology of LID (Papa and Chase 1996; Rylander et al. 2009; Ahmed et al. 2011; Huot et al. 2013; Morin and Di Paolo 2014; Solis et al. 2016). The non-competitive antagonist of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptors amantadine is the only clinically available pharmacological treatment for LID (Metman et al. 1999; Wandinger et al. 1999; Luginger et al. 2000; Blanpied et al. 2005; Ossola et al. 2011). Nonetheless, pharmacotherapy with this drug is limited due to the development of central adverse effects including dizziness, confusion, and hallucinations (Shannon et al. 1987; Macchio et al. 1993; Thomas et al. 2004; Wolf et al. 2010). Preclinical studies show that LID could also be attenuated by drugs acting on other neurotransmitters including noradrenaline, acetylcholine, serotonin, adenosine, and nitric oxide (Blandini 2003; Colosimo and Craus 2003; Carta and Tronci 2014; Del-Bel et al. 2015; Perez et al. 2018).
Intervening in the Cannabinoid System to Treat LID
Preclinical Studies
Several studies have investigated whether the modulation of the cannabinoid system could represent a potential tool to alleviate l-DOPA-induced abnormal involuntary movements (AIMs). AEA and 2-AG levels were increased in the striatum and SN of MPTP-lesioned non-human primates, but 2-AG was decreased in the external globus pallidus. l-DOPA treatment restored endocannabinoid levels to those observed in non-dyskinetic animals, but not in dyskinetic ones (Maccarrone et al. 2003; van der Stelt et al. 2005). For AEA, the synthesizing/degrading enzymes were described as enhanced in the globus pallidus of untreated parkinsonian monkeys, but not of dyskinetic animals. A recent article confirmed the presence of several dysregulated metabolites in the striatum of dyskinetic rats, including AEA and 2-AG. The same work described that the intrastriatal administration of both endocannabinoids in hemiparkinsonian rats prior to l-DOPA treatment prevented the onset of LID (Wang et al. 2018).
CB1 and CB2 receptor modifications also indicate a potential therapeutic target for the active phase of LID (Rojo-Bustamante et al. 2018). The cannabinoid agonist R(+)-WIN55,212-2 also prevented l-DOPA-induced AIMs in two different reports (Morgese et al. 2007; Martinez et al. 2012). WIN dose dependently reduced l-DOPA-induced AIMs via CB1-mediated mechanisms (Morgese et al. 2007). This cannabinoid agonist also decreased protein kinase A (PKA) activity in the ipsilateral dorsal striatum of 6-OHDA-lesioned dyskinetic rats (Martinez et al. 2012). Supporting this proposal, CB1 agonist nabilone decreased LID in MPTP-lesioned non-human primates treated with l-DOPA (Fox et al. 2002). Small doses of the synthetic CB1 agonist HU-210 also substantially reduced l-DOPA- and apomorphine-induced contralateral rotations in hemiparkinsonian rats (Gilgun-Sherki et al. 2003).
However, there are conflicting results regarding CB1 activation on LID pathophysiology. Pérez-Rial and colleagues showed that hemiparkinsonian mice lacking CB1 receptors developed mild rather than severe dyskinesia when treated with l-DOPA (Perez-Rial et al. 2011). The co-administration of l-DOPA (8 mg/kg) and CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant (1 and 3 mg/kg) in MPTP-lesioned marmosets decreased LID severity without affecting the anti-parkinsonian effect of l-DOPA (van der Stelt et al. 2005). In rats, this treatment also reduced LID and partially preserved the dopaminergic cells (Gutierrez-Valdez et al. 2013). The blockade of CB1 in MPTP-treated rhesus monkeys also augmented l-DOPA responses on motor disability (Cao et al. 2007).
In summary, the majority of reports have described LID mitigation after CB1 pharmacological manipulation. However, several studies have used WIN 55,212-2, a non-selective agonist of CB receptors, as a pharmacological tool to confirm the importance of CB1 in LID (Pertwee 2005), without mentioning the possible role of CB2 in the pathophysiology of this disorder. There is a lack of studies explicitly aimed at investigating the relationship between LID and CB2 receptors.
One recent work found that MPTP-evoked parkinsonism did not change CB2 expression in pallidothalamic projection neurons from macaques while l-DOPA-induced dyskinetic animals presented reduced neuronal pallidothalamic CB2 receptors. The presence of CB1–CB2 heteromers in basal ganglia output neurons has also been described. Their expression decreases in dyskinetic animals (Sierra et al. 2015). Further studies are needed to investigate the role of these receptors in LID attenuation.
LID beyond the Endocannabinoid System
Different cannabinoid-related compounds have also been studied in LID. The FAAH inhibitor URB597 increased AEA striatal concentrations but did not change LID manifestation (Morgese et al. 2007; Johnston et al. 2011). Nevertheless, URB597 significantly decreased AIMs when co-administered with TRPV-1 antagonist capsazepine (CPZ) (Morgese et al. 2007), suggesting that TRPV-1 receptors might also be essential regulators of LID display. The data concerning TRPV-1 involvement in LID remain contradictory (Morgese et al. 2007; Gonzalez-Aparicio and Moratalla 2014). In hemiparkinsonian l-DOPA-primed rodents, CPZ alone did not reduce LID (Morgese et al. 2007; Dos-Santos-Pereira et al. 2016). Nonetheless, the blockade of TRPV-1 using the endocannabinoid oleoylethanolamide prevented LID development after concomitant treatment with l-DOPA (Gonzalez-Aparicio and Moratalla 2014). The latter compound, however, also activates PPARα and the orphan receptor GPR119 (Overton et al. 2006).
Drugs that interfere with PPAR-γ receptors have also produced positive results in LID. These receptors are abundant in the basal ganglia, indicating that they participate in motor functions (Carta et al. 2011a). PPAR signaling was increased in the lesioned neostriatum of dyskinetic rats (Wang et al. 2014). The direct activation of these receptors by rosiglitazone alleviated l-DOPA-induced AIMs in 6-OHDA rats (Martinez et al. 2015). This effect was associated with a decrease of classic molecular markers for LID, such as dynorphin, zif-268, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation (Martinez et al. 2015).
CBD on LID
Only one preclinical study has investigated the effects of CBD on LID (Dos-Santos-Pereira et al. 2016). In our work, CBD (10, 30, and 60 mg/kg) alone was not effective in eliciting an anti-dyskinetic effect in hemiparkinsonian mice chronically treated with l-DOPA. Nonetheless, the combined use of the TRPV-1 antagonist CPZ and the multifaceted compound CBD induced a significant anti-dyskinetic effect.
A mutual modulation of CB1 and TRPV-1 receptors is believed to occur when they are co-expressed in the same cell or in a close neuron-neuron/neuron-glia interaction (Fakhfouri et al. 2012; Citraro et al. 2013; Payandemehr et al. 2015). The stimulation of CB1 and TRPV-1 receptors produces opposing effects on excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmissions in principal neurons and interneurons of hippocampal cells, respectively (Cristino et al. 2006). Also, the concomitant activation of CB1 and TRPV-1 causes different effects on intracellular calcium concentrations (Szallasi and Di Marzo 2000).
One hypothesis to explain our findings is that TRPV-1 activation by either AEA (indirectly increased by CBD) or CBD itself facilitates LID or impairs the beneficial effects mediated by other mechanisms, such as the activation of CB1 and PPAR-γ receptors. The positive effects observed with the administration of a potent FAAH inhibitor and TRPV-1 antagonist (arachidonoyl serotonin) corroborates this hypothesis, once the specific increase of AEA levels (in conjunction with TRPV-1 receptor antagonism) reduced LID manifestation (Dos-Santos-Pereira et al. 2016). Corroborating these results, AM251 reversed the anti-dyskinetic effects of CPZ + CBD on limb and orofacial LID, whereas the PPAR-γ antagonist GW9662 inhibited only the anti-dyskinetic effect on axial AIMs. Despite reports of a reciprocal interaction between these receptors, this was the first time a complementary/selective effect of CB1 and PPAR-γ receptors has been suggested in LID. Therefore, CB1 and PPAR-γ direct (or indirect) activation (associated with TRPV-1 blockade) could be a promising mechanism to alleviate LID (Fig. 2).
Clinical Studies with Cannabis, CBD, and Cannabinoid Compounds
No clinical study has been performed so far with the specific objective of observing CBD effects on LID mitigation in patients with PD. The few works that have examined the effects of Cannabis/cannabinoids on PD-associated motor dysfunctions (such as LID) have yielded conflicting results. Several single-case reports have associated the use of cannabinoids with positive and beneficial effects on motor symptoms derived from PD treatment. However, only four randomized placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) with 49 PD patients analyzed the effects of different cannabinoids—CBD, THC/CBD, nabilone, and rimonabant—on PD motor symptoms such as akinesia, tremor, or LID. From these, one presented a significant cannabinoid effect on parkinsonian motor symptoms or LID when used as an add-on therapy (Buhmann et al. 2019). This pilot study, performed in a mixed male/female population with different time of PD onset, showed that nabilone (a synthetic cannabinoid that mimics THC) improved up to 60% of patients with l-DOPA-induced AIMs (Sieradzan et al. 2001). In an exploratory, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the CB1 antagonist rimonabant (SR141716, 20 mg) failed to reduce LID severity in PD patients (Mesnage et al. 2004). One possibility raised by the authors is that rimonabant failure was due to the high dose of l-DOPA, which would have masked rimonabant subtle benefic action on LID.
A survey of Colorado residents with PD using self-administered complementary therapies found that nine patients using medical Cannabis (4%) reported an improvement of mood and sleep, but only two showed improvement of motor symptoms, not specifically LID (Finseth et al. 2015). Venderova and colleagues found that the continuous use of Cannabis alleviated LID in 14% of PD patients (Venderova et al. 2004). On the other hand, Cannabis extract failed to improve parkinsonism or LID in a large double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial (Carroll et al. 2004). As concluded in a systematic review conducted by Subcommittee on Developmental Guidelines by the American Academy of Neurology on the efficacy and safety of medical Cannabis in neurological disorders, using two controlled trials as reference, oral extract of Cannabis is probably ineffective for treating PD patients with LID (Gutierrez-Valdez et al. 2013; Catlow and Sanchez-Ramos 2015; Fernandez-Ruiz et al. 2015; Crippa et al. 2019).
LID as a Neuroimmune Disorder: How Could Cannabinoids Act?
Since parkinsonian patients are generally under l-DOPA or other anti-parkinsonian treatment, it cannot be ruled out that these drugs participate in neuroinflammatory reactions in PD (Del-Bel et al. 2016). l-DOPA administration increases extracellular dopamine and glutamate, creating a pro-inflammatory state (Farber and Kettenmann 2005), which could exacerbate any previous neuroinflammatory associated with the disorder (Gao et al. 2003; Cunningham et al. 2005). To date, the striatum remains the most studied region on neuroinflammatory processes possibly associated with LID. However, the involvement of other basal ganglia areas, such as the globus pallidus, has also been described (Bortolanza et al. 2015a).
Changes in the levels of inflammatory factors in the periphery could also be an important feature of LID pathophysiology. This chronic neuroinflammatory process leads to the production of pro-inflammatory factors, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, and cytokine IL-1β (Del-Bel et al. 2016; Carta et al. 2017). These factors can further boost the inflammatory response and even influence synaptic plasticity (Barnum et al. 2008; Bortolanza et al. 2015a, 2015b; Del-Bel et al. 2016; Dos-Santos-Pereira et al. 2016; Mulas et al. 2016; Carta et al. 2017). Anti-inflammatory drugs have beneficial effects on LID symptoms, reinforcing the proposal that neuroinflammatory changes are involved with the pathological mechanisms of the disorder (Tansey et al. 2007; Barnum et al. 2008; Teema et al. 2016).
The anti-inflammatory properties of CBD have been associated with its therapeutic effects in neurological disorders (Campos et al. 2016). The levels of the pro-inflammatory markers cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) increased in dyskinetic animals after chronic treatment with l-DOPA, and the subchronic treatment with CPZ + CBD reduced the production of these markers (Dos-Santos-Pereira et al. 2016). By suppressing COX-2 overexpression, AEA and 2-AG can prevent neurotoxicity (Zhang and Chen 2008; Mounsey et al. 2015). This action appears to be mediated via CB1-dependent NF-κB signaling pathway. Furthermore, CB1-dependent PPAR-γ expression modulates the endocannabinoid-mediated decrease of the NF-κB-coupled COX-2 elevation in neuroinflammation (PERTWEE AND ROSS, 2002) (Du et al. 2011).
CBD + CPZ also decreased phospho-ERK levels (Dos-Santos-Pereira et al. 2016). This kinase has been associated with LID (Bezard et al. 2005; Pavon et al. 2006; Santini et al. 2009; Santini et al. 2010; Heiman et al. 2014; Cerovic et al. 2015) and can activate cAMP response element-binding (CREB) protein and NF-κB (Baldwin Jr 1996; Lawrence 2009; Kirschmann et al. 2014). At our knowledge, no report so far has demonstrated a straight link between ERK and inflammation using a LID experimental model. However, several papers have associated the increase of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB (which is elevated in dyskinetic animals) to an ERK-dependent mechanism (Hiscott et al. 2001; Reber et al. 2009; Chiang et al. 2012).
The anti-inflammatory mechanism of CPZ + CBD in LID can also be receptor-dependent since CB1 and PPAR-γ receptors are important modulatory targets in neuroinflammation (Ashton 2007; O’Sullivan 2007). CB1 receptors and AEA levels are upregulated in brain cells in response to injury and inflammation (Sagredo et al. 2007; Di Filippo et al. 2008). The neuroprotector mechanism of CB1 receptor activation after a traumatic brain injury depends on the inhibition of NF-κB transactivation (Panikashvili et al. 2005), which is directly associated with the COX-2 activity (Tanabe and Tohnai 2002; Gasparini and Feldmann 2012).
As discussed above, PPAR receptors repress transcription factors such as NF-κB and suppress inflammatory pathways (Barish 2006). PPAR-γ negatively regulates the activation of glial cells by increasing anti-inflammatory-related gene expression and downregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators through their action on activated microglia and astrocytes (Villapol 2018). In pathological conditions, astrocytes and microglial cells release excessive amounts of cytokines, and this production might be a component of the neuroinflammatory response that can strongly modulate the neurotransmission, formation of long-term potentiation, and synaptic plasticity and can influence LID pathophysiology (Vesce et al. 2007; Domercq et al. 2013; Pisanu et al. 2018). Accordingly, the PPAR-γ agonists pioglitazone and rosiglitazone have anti-inflammatory properties. Pioglitazone inhibits dopaminergic nerve cell death, microglial activation, and production of pro-inflammatory mediators by blocking the translocation of the NF-κB subunit p65 to the nucleus in dopaminergic neurons, glial cells, and astrocytes (Breidert et al. 2002). Rosiglitazone modulates pro-inflammatory cytokines and inhibits the inflammatory phenotype of microglia (Pisanu et al. 2014). In summary, by activating CB1 and PPAR-γ receptors, cannabinoids could control inflammatory processes and improve LID (Barnum et al. 2008; Ossola et al. 2011; Bortolanza et al. 2015a, 2015b).
CPZ + CBD also reduced TNF-α levels in the lesioned striatum of dyskinetic mice (unpublished results from our laboratory). The increase of TNF-α in the injured striatum after treatment with l-DOPA has already been previously described (Mulas et al. 2016; Pisanu et al. 2018). In the healthy central nervous system, TNF-α works as a regulatory molecule in crucial physiological processes, such as synaptic plasticity, astrocyte-induced synaptic strengthening, and learning and memory mechanisms (Beattie et al. 2002; Baune et al. 2008; Santello et al. 2011; Kaneko and Stryker 2017). Nonetheless, this cytokine in unbalanced levels could produce deleterious effects on brain functions (Wyss-Coray and Mucke 2002; McCoy and Tansey 2008; Santello and Volterra 2012; Marin and Kipnis 2013).
One hypothesis that may explain how TNF-α influences LID is that this cytokine could increase glutamate concentrations, which in turn may further increase the release of this cytokine in a vicious circle (Sgambato-Faure and Cenci 2012; Olmos and Llado 2014). The physiological role played by TNF-α in controlling synaptic transmission and plasticity occurs through the modulation of ionotropic glutamate receptor traffic. However, excessive levels of TNF-α have an inhibitory effect on glutamate transporters, increasing the extracellular concentration of this neurotransmitter. Thus, cannabinoids such as CBD can influence the manifestation of LID not only by decreasing the production of TNF-α by glial cells but also by inhibiting the release of glutamate by neurons, as already demonstrated in other studies (Gerdeman and Lovinger 2001; Schlicker and Kathmann 2001).
Conclusion
The studies reviewed here indicate that cannabinoids could influence the development and manifestations of PD and LID. Several mechanisms, ranging from direct changes in critical neurotransmitters such as dopamine and glutamate to indirect anti-inflammatory effects, seem to be involved. Among the cannabinoids investigated so far, CBD appears one of the most promising drugs in preclinical trials. It is a “multi-targeted” compound, with an extensive range of biological effects in different neuropsychiatric disorders. The specific role of this compound in the treatment of these disorders, however, remains to be established by large and comparative clinical trials.
Abbreviations
- 2-AG:
-
2-Arachidonoylglicerol
- 6-OHDA:
-
6-Hydroxydopamine
- AEA:
-
Anandamide
- AIMs:
-
Abnormal involuntary movements
- AMT:
-
Anandamide membrane transporter
- cAMP:
-
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
- CBD:
-
Cannabidiol
- COX-2:
-
Cyclooxygenase-2
- CPZ:
-
Capsazepine
- CREB:
-
cAMP response element-binding protein
- ERK:
-
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
- FAAH:
-
Fatty acid amide hydrolase
- IL-1β:
-
Interleukin-1β
- LID:
-
l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia
- MAGL:
-
Monoacylglycerol lipase
- MPTP:
-
1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- NF-κB:
-
Nuclear factor κB
- PD:
-
Parkinson’s disease
- PKA:
-
Protein kinase A
- PPAR:
-
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
- SN:
-
Substantia nigra
- SNpc:
-
Substantia nigra pars compacta
- SNpr:
-
Substantia nigra pars reticulata
- THC:
-
Tetrahydrocannabinol
- THCV:
-
Tetrahydrocannabivarin
- TNF-α:
-
Tumor necrosis factor-α
- TRPV:
-
Transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor
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This work was supported by Fundação de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência da Universidade de São Paulo (FAEPA USP/RP 98/16); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP 2014/25029-4; 2017/14207-7; 12/17626-7); Conselho nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq 201187/2016-7); and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES PROEX-USP PROEX0051047).
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Highlights
• Investigation of cannabidiol as a possible treatment for motor dysfunctions.
• Compilation of evidence on how cannabinoids can treat PD and LID.
• Preclinical and clinical works show an altered cannabinoid signaling in PD and LID.
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Junior, N.C.F., dos- Santos-Pereira, M., Guimarães, F.S. et al. Cannabidiol and Cannabinoid Compounds as Potential Strategies for Treating Parkinson’s Disease and l-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia. Neurotox Res 37, 12–29 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-019-00109-8
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