Targeting the endocannabinoid system with cannabinoid receptor agonists: pharmacological strategies and therapeutic possibilities

RG Pertwee - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Human tissues express cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors that can be activated by
endogenously released 'endocannabinoids' or exogenously administered compounds in a …

Cannabinoids and pain: sites and mechanisms of action

K Starowicz, DP Finn - Advances in Pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system, consisting of the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB 1 R) and
cannabinoid 2 receptor (CB 2 R), endogenous cannabinoid ligands (endocannabinoids) …

Antidepressant‐like effects of fenofibrate in mice via the hippocampal brain‐derived neurotrophic factor signalling pathway

B Jiang, YJ Wang, H Wang, L Song… - British Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Depression is a neuropsychiatric disorder accompanied by a
decrease in the brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signalling cascade in the …

Application of the neuropeptide NPVF to enhance angiogenesis and osteogenesis in bone regeneration

H Yu, Y Wang, J Gao, Y Gao, C Zhong… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The brain-bone regulatory system regulates skeletal homeostasis via bioactive
neuropeptides, yet the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report the role of …

The role of the brain's endocannabinoid system in pain and its modulation by stress

L Corcoran, M Roche, DP Finn - International review of neurobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Stress has a complex, bidirectional modulatory influence on pain. Stress may either reduce
(stress-induced analgesia) or exacerbate (stress-induced hyperalgesia) pain depending on …

BN‐9, a chimeric peptide with mixed opioid and neuropeptide FF receptor agonistic properties, produces nontolerance‐forming antinociception in mice

N Li, Z Han, Z Wang, Y Xing, Y Sun, X Li… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) behaves as an endogenous opioid‐
modulating peptide. In the present study, the opioid and NPFF pharmacophore‐containing …

Intrathecal injection of JWH015 attenuates remifentanil-induced postoperative hyperalgesia by inhibiting activation of spinal glia in a rat model

Y Sun, W Zhang, Y Liu, X Liu, Z Ma… - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Hyperalgesia and neuroinflammation are associated with glia, which
consists of macroglia and microglia. In this study, we used a selective cannabinoid receptor …

Antinociceptive effects of central administration of the endogenous cannabinoid receptor type 1 agonist VDPVNFKLLSH-OH [(m) VD-hemopressin (α)], an N-terminally …

Z Han, Q Fang, Z Wang, X Li, N Li, X Chang… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2014 - ASPET
The cannabinoid system has been demonstrated to modulate the acute and chronic pain of
multiple origins. Mouse VD-hemopressin (α)[(m) VD-Hp α], an 11-residue α-hemoglobin …

Pharmacological characterization of EN-9, a novel chimeric peptide of endomorphin-2 and neuropeptide FF that produces potent antinociceptive activity and limited …

Z Wang, N Li, P Wang, H Tang, Z Han, J Song, X Li… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mounting evidences indicate the functional interactions between neuropeptide FF (NPFF)
and opioids, including the endogenous opioids. In the present work, EN-9, a chimeric …

The anti-inflammatory potential of neuropeptide FF in vitro and in vivo

YL Sun, XY Zhang, T Sun, N He, JY Li, Y Zhuang… - Peptides, 2013 - Elsevier
Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) has many functions in regulating various biological processes.
However, little attention has been focused on the anti-inflammatory effect of this peptide. In …