The endocannabinoid system: a potential target for the treatment of various diseases

H Lowe, N Toyang, B Steele, J Bryant… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is primarily responsible for maintaining homeostasis, a
balance in internal environment (temperature, mood, and immune system) and energy input …

A guide to targeting the endocannabinoid system in drug design

A Stasiulewicz, K Znajdek, M Grudzień… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the most crucial systems in the human
organism, exhibiting multi-purpose regulatory character. It is engaged in a vast array of …

A cannabinoid CB1 receptor-positive allosteric modulator reduces neuropathic pain in the mouse with no psychoactive effects

BM Ignatowska-Jankowska, GL Baillie… - …, 2015 - nature.com
The CB 1 receptor represents a promising target for the treatment of several disorders
including pain-related disease states. However, therapeutic applications of Δ 9 …

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 …

Cannabis: a treasure trove or pandora's box?

K Solymosi, A Köfalvi - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background & Objective: Cannabis is one of the earliest cultivated plants. Cannabis of
industrial utility and culinary value is generally termed as hemp. Conversely, cannabis that is …

Potential of cannabinoid receptor ligands as treatment for substance use disorders

E Galaj, ZX Xi - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a major public health crisis worldwide, and effective
treatment options are limited. During the past 2 decades, researchers have investigated the …

Allosteric modulation: an alternate approach targeting the cannabinoid CB1 receptor

T Nguyen, JX Li, BF Thomas, JL Wiley… - Medicinal research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The cannabinoid CB1 receptor is a G protein coupled receptor and plays an important role
in many biological processes and physiological functions. A variety of CB1 receptor agonists …

Modulation of CB1 cannabinoid receptor by allosteric ligands: Pharmacology and therapeutic opportunities

L Khurana, K Mackie, D Piomelli, DA Kendall - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cannabinoid pharmacology has been intensely studied because of cannabis' pervasive
medicinal and non-medicinal uses as well as for the therapeutic potential of cannabinoid …

Negative allosteric modulation of CB1 cannabinoid receptor signaling suppresses opioid-mediated reward

V Iyer, C Rangel-Barajas, TJ Woodward… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Blockade of cannabinoid type 1 (CB 1)-receptor signaling decreases the rewarding
properties of many drugs of abuse and has been proposed as an anti-addiction strategy …

Allosteric modulators targeting cannabinoid cb1 and cb2 receptors: implications for drug discovery

F Gado, S Meini, S Bertini, M Digiacomo… - Future medicinal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Allosteric modulators of cannabinoid receptors hold great therapeutic potential, as they do
not possess intrinsic efficacy, but instead enhance or diminish the receptor's response of …