About the Authors

Francisco J. Carrillo-Salinas

Affiliation Neuroimmunology Group, Functional and System Neurobiology Department, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Carmen Navarrete

Affiliation VivaCell Biotechnology España, Parque Científico Tecnológico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Miriam Mecha

Affiliation Neuroimmunology Group, Functional and System Neurobiology Department, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Ana Feliú

Affiliation Neuroimmunology Group, Functional and System Neurobiology Department, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Juan A. Collado

Affiliation Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Irene Cantarero

Affiliation Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

María L. Bellido

Affiliation VivaCell Biotechnology España, Parque Científico Tecnológico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Eduardo Muñoz

e.munoz@uco.es (EM); cgjb@cajal.csic.es (CG)

Affiliation Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Carmen Guaza

e.munoz@uco.es (EM); cgjb@cajal.csic.es (CG)

Affiliation Neuroimmunology Group, Functional and System Neurobiology Department, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

CN and MLB are employees of VivaCell Biotechnology España. MLB and EM have filed a PCT application “Cannabinoid quinone derivatives” (application number PCT-03494). This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EM CG. Performed the experiments: FJCS CN MM AF JAC IC MLB. Analyzed the data: FJCS CN. Wrote the paper: CG EM. Performed the in vivo experiments and BV2 in vitro experiments: FJCS MM AF. Performed the in vitro assays: CN JAC IC MLB. Analyzed the data from in vivo experiments and BV2 cells: FJCS. Analyzed the data from the in vitro assays: CN.