CB1 and CB2 receptor pharmacology

AC Howlett, ME Abood - Advances in Pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The CB 1 and CB 2 cannabinoid receptors (CB 1 R, CB 2 R) are members of the G protein-
coupled receptor (GPCR) family that were identified over 20 years ago. CB 1 Rs and CB 2 …

[HTML][HTML] G protein-coupled receptors in neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders

TS Wong, G Li, S Li, W Gao, G Chen, S Gan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Neuropsychiatric disorders are multifactorial disorders with diverse aetiological factors.
Identifying treatment targets is challenging because the diseases are resulting from …

[HTML][HTML] Astroglial CB1 receptors determine synaptic D-serine availability to enable recognition memory

LM Robin, JFO da Cruz, VC Langlais… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Bidirectional communication between neurons and astrocytes shapes synaptic plasticity and
behavior. D-serine is a necessary co-agonist of synaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors …

CIRCE: Web-Based Platform for the Prediction of Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands Using Explainable Machine Learning

N Gambacorta, F Ciriaco, N Amoroso… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The endocannabinoid system, which includes cannabinoid receptor 1 and 2 subtypes
(CB1R and CB2R, respectively), is responsible for the onset of various pathologies including …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol enhances morphine antinociception, diminishes NMDA-mediated seizures and reduces stroke damage via the sigma 1 receptor

M Rodríguez-Muñoz, Y Onetti, E Cortés-Montero… - Molecular brain, 2018 - Springer
Cannabidiol (CBD), the major non-psychotomimetic compound present in the Cannabis
sativa plant, exhibits therapeutic potential for various human diseases, including chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoids induce functional Tregs by promoting tolerogenic DCs via autophagy and metabolic reprograming

A Angelina, M Pérez-Diego, J López-Abente… - Mucosal …, 2022 - nature.com
The generation of functional regulatory T cells (Tregs) is essential to keep tissue
homeostasis and restore healthy immune responses in many biological and inflammatory …

Molecular mechanism and cannabinoid pharmacology

LD Schurman, D Lu, DA Kendall, AC Howlett… - … Use Disorders: From …, 2020 - Springer
Since antiquity, Cannabis has provoked enormous intrigue for its potential medicinal
properties as well as for its unique pharmacological effects. The elucidation of its major …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol binding and negative allosteric modulation at the cannabinoid type 1 receptor in the presence of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: An In Silico study

H Chung, A Fierro, CD Pessoa-Mahana - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Recent evidence has raised in discussion the possibility that cannabidiol can act as a
negative allosteric modulator of the cannabinoid type 1 receptor. Here we have used …

Deep convolutional generative adversarial network (dcGAN) models for screening and design of small molecules targeting cannabinoid receptors

Y Bian, J Wang, JJ Jun, XQ Xie - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2019 - ACS Publications
A deep convolutional generative adversarial network (dcGAN) model was developed in this
study to screen and design target-specific novel compounds for cannabinoid receptors. In …

Enantiospecific allosteric modulation of cannabinoid 1 receptor

RB Laprairie, PM Kulkarni, JR Deschamps… - ACS chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) is one of the most widely expressed metabotropic G
protein-coupled receptors in brain, and its participation in various (patho) physiological …