Cannabinoid receptors and the regulation of immune response

EV Berdyshev - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2000 - Elsevier
Cannabinoid research underwent a tremendous increase during the last 10 years. This
progress was made possible by the discovery of cannabinoid receptors and the …

Biochemistry and pharmacology of the endocannabinoids arachidonylethanolamide and 2-arachidonylglycerol

CJ Hillard - Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators, 2000 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review is to discuss the cellular synthesis and inactivation of two putative
endogenous ligands of the cannabinoid receptor, N-arachidonylethanolamine (AEA) and 2 …

Cannabinoids inhibit LPS‐inducible cytokine mRNA expression in rat microglial cells

RA Puffenbarger, AC Boothe, GA Cabral - Glia, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of cannabinoids on the induction of cytokine mRNA by rat microglial cells was
examined. Exposure of neonatal rat cortical microglial cells to the exogenous cannabinoid …

Actions of cannabinoids on membrane properties and synaptic transmission in rat periaqueductal gray neurons in vitro

CW Vaughan, M Connor, EE Bagley… - Molecular …, 2000 - ASPET
The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) is a major site of cannabinoid-mediated analgesia
in the central nervous system. In the present study, we examined the actions of …

Cellular signal transduction by anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol

AC Howlett, S Mukhopadhyay - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2000 - Elsevier
Anandamide (arachidonylethanolamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol mediate many of their
actions via either CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptor subtypes. These agonist-receptor …

Cannabinoid receptor ligands: clinical and neuropharmacological considerations, relevant to future drug discovery and development

RG Pertwee - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
This review highlights some important advances that have taken place in cannabinoid
research over the last four years. It focuses on novel ligands that are of interest either as …

Cloning and pharmacological characterization of the rat CB2 cannabinoid receptor

G Griffin, Q Tao, ME Abood - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2000 - ASPET
Many of the pharmacological effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol are mediated through CB1
and CB2 cannabinoid receptors. However, with the discovery of endogenous cannabinoids …

Effects of cannabinoid receptor agonist and antagonist ligands on production of inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 in endotoxemic mice

SR Smith, C Terminelli, G Denhardt - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2000 - ASPET
Previous studies have shown that mice primed with Corynebacterium parvum produce
higher levels of inflammatory cytokines than unprimed mice upon challenge with …

Drug evaluations using neuronal networks cultured on microelectrode arrays

SI Morefield, EW Keefer, KD Chapman… - Biosensors and …, 2000 - Elsevier
We used spontaneously active neuronal networks derived from dissociated embryonic
murine spinal cord and auditory cortex and grown on substrate-integrated thin-film …

Carrier-mediated uptake of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide in RBL-2H3 cells

F Rakhshan, TA Day, RD Blakely, EL Barker - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2000 - ASPET
Anandamide (N-arachidonylethanolamide) is an endogenous cannabinoid that mimics the
pharmacologic effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the major bioactive substance in …