Glucocorticoid - endocannabinoid crosstalk in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) promotes pain resolution
Basile Coutens, Courtney A. Bouchet, Iuliia Gvon, Lorenzo C. Patti, Cassidy De Anda Gamboa, David C. Jewett, Jost Klawitter, Jelena Klawitter, Mary M. Heinricher, Susan Ingram
The paper shows that glucocorticoid-endocannabinoid interactions in the vlPAG promote pain resolution but require careful management to avoid receptor desensitization.
Neuropsychopharmacology · Aug 19, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience