Monoglyceride lipase as a drug target: At the crossroads of arachidonic acid metabolism and endocannabinoid signaling

GF Grabner, R Zimmermann, R Schicho… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Monoglyerides (MGs) are short-lived, intermediary lipids deriving from the degradation of
phospho-and neutral lipids, and monoglyceride lipase (MGL), also designated as …

Disulfiram is an inhibitor of human purified monoacylglycerol lipase, the enzyme regulating 2‐arachidonoylglycerol signaling

G Labar, C Bauvois, GG Muccioli, J Wouters… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a key enzyme responsible for the termination of
endocannabinoid signaling. Its crucial role in 2‐arachidonoylglycerol (2‐AG) metabolism …

Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) as a promising therapeutic target

A Gil-Ordóñez, M Martín-Fontecha… - Biochemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) has been characterized as the main enzyme responsible
for the inactivation of the most abundant brain endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2 …

A review on the monoacylglycerol lipase: at the interface between fat and endocannabinoid signalling

G Labar, J Wouters, DM Lambert - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Together with anandamide, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) constitutes one of the main
representatives of a family of endogenous lipids known as endocannabinoids. These act by …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of monoacylglycerol lipase inhibition reveals differences in central and peripheral endocannabinoid metabolism

JZ Long, DK Nomura, BF Cravatt - Chemistry & biology, 2009 - cell.com
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a principal degradative enzyme for the endocannabinoid
2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). We recently reported a piperidine carbamate, JZL184, that …

Azetidine and piperidine carbamates as efficient, covalent inhibitors of monoacylglycerol lipase

CR Butler, EM Beck, A Harris, Z Huang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is the main enzyme responsible for degradation of the
endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) in the CNS. MAGL catalyzes the …

CAY10499, a novel monoglyceride lipase inhibitor evidenced by an expeditious MGL assay

GG Muccioli, G Labar, DM Lambert - ChemBioChem, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Monoglyceride lipase (MGL) plays a major role in the metabolism of the lipid transmitter 2‐
arachidonoylglycerol (2‐AG). This endocannabinoid is known to mediate a large number of …

The medicinal chemistry of agents targeting monoacylglycerol lipase

S Ortega-Gutierrez, A Viso… - Current Topics in …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) has been recently proposed as the main enzymatic activity
responsible for the in vivo hydrolysis of the most abundant endocannabinoid in the brain, the …

Therapeutic potential of monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitors

MM Mulvihill, DK Nomura - Life sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Marijuana and aspirin have been used for millennia to treat a wide range of maladies
including pain and inflammation. Both cannabinoids, like marijuana, that exert anti …

Controlling 2-arachidonoylglycerol metabolism as an anti-inflammatory strategy

M Alhouayek, J Masquelier, GG Muccioli - Drug discovery today, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is at the crossroads of the endocannabinoid and
the eicosanoid systems.•Pharmacological tools are available to control 2-AG levels in …