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We reported previously that synthetic amides of polyunsaturated fatty acids with bioactive amines can result in substances that interact with proteins of the endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS). Here we synthesized a series of N-acyl-dopamines (NADAs) and studied their effects on the anandamide membrane transporter, the anandamide amidohydrolase (fatty acid amide hydrolase, FAAH) and the two cannabinoid receptor subtypes, CB₁ and CB₂. NADAs competitively inhibited FAAH from N18TG2 cells (IC₅₀ = 19–100µM), as well as the binding of the selective CB₁ receptor ligand, [³H]SR141716A, to rat brain membranes (K_i = 250–3900nM). The arachidonoyl (20:4 ω6), eicosapentaenoyl (20:5 ω3), docosapentaenoyl (22:5 ω3), α-linolenoyl (18:3 ω3) and pinolenoyl (5c,9c,12c 18:3 ω6) homologues were also found to inhibit the anandamide membrane transporter in RBL-2H3 basophilic leukaemia and C6 …