Enzymatic pathways that regulate endocannabinoid signaling in the nervous system

K Ahn, MK McKinney, BF Cravatt - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Chemical signals, or neurotransmitters, represent the fundamental mode for intercellular
communication in the nervous system. 1 The classical model for neurotransmitter action …

Fatty acid amide hydrolase as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of pain and CNS disorders

K Ahn, DS Johnson, BF Cravatt - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an integral membrane enzyme that
hydrolyzes the endocannabinoid anandamide and related amidated signaling lipids …

Structure-guided inhibitor design for human FAAH by interspecies active site conversion

M Mileni, DS Johnson, Z Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
The integral membrane enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) hydrolyzes the
endocannabinoid anandamide and related amidated signaling lipids. Genetic or …

Alkyne lipids as substrates for click chemistry-based in vitro enzymatic assays

A Gaebler, R Milan, L Straub, D Hoelper… - Journal of lipid …, 2013 - ASBMB
Click chemistry is evolving as a powerful tool in biological applications because it allows the
sensitive and specific detection of compounds with alkyne or azido groups. Here we …

Intracellular Self-Assembly of Cyclic d-Luciferin Nanoparticles for Persistent Bioluminescence Imaging of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase

Y Yuan, F Wang, W Tang, Z Ding, L Wang, L Liang… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) overexpression induces several disorder symptoms in
nerve systems, and therefore long-term tracing of FAAH activity in vivo is of high importance …

Peripheral FAAH and soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors are synergistically antinociceptive

O Sasso, K Wagner, C Morisseau, B Inceoglu… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - Elsevier
We need better medicines to control acute and chronic pain. Fatty acid amide hydrolase
(FAAH) and soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) catalyze the deactivating hydrolysis of two …

Effects of Chlorpyrifos on Cholinesterase and Serine Lipase Activities and Lipid Metabolism in Brains of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

JB Greer, JT Magnuson, K Hester, M Giroux… - Toxicological …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphorus insecticide that elicits acute toxicity through inhibition
of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), leading to acetylcholine accumulation and prolonged …

Concentration-dependent effects of chlorpyrifos oxon on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling in MCF-7 cells

S Herriage, G Chen, C Pope - Toxicology in Vitro, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlorpyrifos oxon (CPO) is the active metabolite of the organophosphorus pesticide,
chlorpyrifos. CPO is a potent inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and other serine …

Design and potency of dual soluble epoxide hydrolase/fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors

SD Kodani, D Wan, KM Wagner, SH Hwang… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is responsible for regulating concentrations of the
endocannabinoid arachidonoyl ethanolamide. Multiple FAAH inhibitors have been …

Toxicology in the fast lane: application of high-throughput bioassays to detect modulation of key enzymes and receptors

C Morisseau, O Merzlikin, A Lin, G He… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Legislation at state, federal, and international levels is requiring rapid
evaluation of the toxicity of numerous chemicals. Whole-animal toxicologic studies cannot …