The diverse CB1 and CB2 receptor pharmacology of three plant cannabinoids: Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabivarin

RG Pertwee - British journal of pharmacology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis sativa is the source of a unique set of compounds known collectively as plant
cannabinoids or phytocannabinoids. This review focuses on the manner with which three of …

The cannabis withdrawal syndrome: current insights

U Bonnet, UW Preuss - Substance abuse and rehabilitation, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The cannabis withdrawal syndrome (CWS) is a criterion of cannabis use disorders
(CUDs)(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fifth Edition) and cannabis …

Phytocannabinoids as novel therapeutic agents in CNS disorders

AJ Hill, CM Williams, BJ Whalley… - Pharmacology & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Cannabis sativa herb contains over 100 phytocannabinoid (pCB) compounds and has
been used for thousands of years for both recreational and medicinal purposes. In the past …

Emerging role of the cannabinoid receptor CB2 in immune regulation: therapeutic prospects for neuroinflammation

GA Cabral, LT Griffin-Thomas - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2009 - cambridge.org
There is now a large body of data indicating that the cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) is
linked to a variety of immune events. This functional relevance appears to be most salient in …

Receptors and channels targeted by synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists and antagonists

RG Pertwee - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
It is widely accepted that non-endogenous compounds that target CB1 and/or CB2 receptors
possess therapeutic potential for the clinical management of an ever growing number of …

Ligands that target cannabinoid receptors in the brain: from THC to anandamide and beyond

RG Pertwee - Addiction biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A major finding—that (–)‐trans‐Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) is largely
responsible for the psychotropic effects of cannabis—prompted research in the 1970s and …

Stereodivergent Total Synthesis of Δ9‐Tetrahydrocannabinols

MA Schafroth, G Zuccarello, S Krautwald… - Angewandte …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
All four stereoisomers of Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) were synthesized in concise
fashion using stereodivergent dual catalysis. Thus, following identical synthetic sequences …

Cannabinoid potentiation of glycine receptors contributes to cannabis-induced analgesia

W Xiong, KJ Cheng, T Cui, G Godlewski… - Nature chemical …, 2011 - nature.com
Cannabinoids enhance the function of glycine receptors (GlyRs). However, little is known
about the mechanisms and behavioral implication of cannabinoid-GlyR interaction. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiolytic effects in mice of a dual blocker of fatty acid amide hydrolase and transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 channels

V Micale, L Cristino, A Tamburella… - …, 2009 - nature.com
The endocannabinoid-inactivating enzyme, fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), and the
transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channel are new targets for the …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and molecular targets of menthol actions

M Oz, EG El Nebrisi, KHS Yang, FC Howarth… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Menthol belongs to monoterpene class of a structurally diverse group of phytochemicals
found in plant-derived essential oils. Menthol is widely used in pharmaceuticals …