The endocannabinoid system consists of G protein-coupled cannabinoid CB 1 and CB 2 receptors, of endogenous compounds known as endocannabinoids that can target these …
P Nagarkatti, R Pandey, SA Rieder… - Future medicinal …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabinoids are a group of compounds that mediate their effects through cannabinoid receptors. The discovery of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as the major psychoactive …
Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is a signaling lipid in the central nervous system that is a key regulator of neurotransmitter release. 2-AG is an endocannabinoid that activates the …
CB1 and CB2 receptors are activated by a plethora of cannabinoid compounds, be they endogenously‐produced, plant‐derived or synthetic. These receptors are expressed by …
The endocannabinoid system was revealed following the understanding of the mechanism of action of marijuana's major psychotropic principle, Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and …
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 …
C Turcotte, F Chouinard, JS Lefebvre… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG) and arachidonyl-ethanolamide (AEA) are endocannabinoids that have been implicated in many physiologic disorders, including obesity, metabolic …
RG Pertwee - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
It is widely accepted that non-endogenous compounds that target CB1 and/or CB2 receptors possess therapeutic potential for the clinical management of an ever growing number of …
AJ Brown - British journal of pharmacology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabinoids have numerous physiological effects. In the years since the molecular identification of the G protein‐coupled receptors CB1 and CB2, the ion channel TRPV1, and …