Cannabinoids go nuclear: evidence for activation of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptors

SE O'sullivan - British journal of pharmacology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabinoids act at two classical cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2), a 7TM orphan
receptor and the transmitter‐gated channel transient receptor potential vanilloid type‐1 …

Cannabinoid activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: potential for modulation of inflammatory disease

SE O'Sullivan, DA Kendall - Immunobiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Cannabinoids act via cell surface G protein-coupled receptors (CB1 and CB2) and the ion
channel receptor TRPV1. Evidence has now emerged suggesting that an additional target is …

An update on PPAR activation by cannabinoids

SE O'Sullivan - British journal of pharmacology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Some cannabinoids activate the different isoforms of PPARs (α, β and γ), as shown through
the use of reporter gene assays, binding studies, selective antagonists and knockout …

Cannabinoids: a new group of agonists of PPARs

Y Sun, A Bennett - PPAR research, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabinoids have been used medicinally and recreationally for thousands of years and
their effects were proposed to occur mainly via activation of the G‐protein‐coupled receptor …

Cannabinoids and PPARα signalling

Y Sun, SPH Alexander, DA Kendall, AJ Bennett - 2006 - portlandpress.com
Cannabinoids have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective
properties, which were proposed to occur mainly via activation of the G-protein-coupled …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoid activation of PPARα; a novel neuroprotective mechanism

Y Sun, SPH Alexander, MJ Garle… - British journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and purpose: Although CB 1 receptor activation evokes neuroprotection in
response to cannabinoids, some cannabinoids have been reported to be peroxisome …

From surface to nuclear receptors: the endocannabinoid family extends its assets

M Pistis, M Melis - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have long been known as mediators of
several physiological functions, among which the best characterized are lipid metabolism …

PPAR-γ: a nuclear receptor with affinity for cannabinoids

S Burstein - Life sciences, 2005 - Elsevier
An increasing number of cannabinoid actions are being reported that do not appear to be
mediated by either CB1 or CB2, the known cannabinoid receptors. One such example is the …

The pharmacology of cannabinoid receptors and their ligands: an overview

RG Pertwee - International journal of obesity, 2006 - nature.com
Mammalian tissues express at least two cannabinoid receptor types, CB 1 and CB 2, both G
protein coupled. CB 1 receptors are found predominantly at nerve terminals where they …

Time-dependent vascular actions of cannabidiol in the rat aorta

SE O'Sullivan, Y Sun, AJ Bennett, MD Randall… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
We have shown that the major active agent of Cannabis sativa, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol,
activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARγ, O'Sullivan, SE, Tarling …