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PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 60, Issue 2, Pages 77-84Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2009.02.010
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Cannabinoid; Endocannabinoid; Vanilloid; Inhibitors; Homeostasis; CB1; CB2; TRPV1; Anandamide; 2-Arachidonoylglycerol; FAAH; MAGL; DAGL
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The endocannabinoid signalling system includes: (1) at least two G-protein-coupled receptors, known as the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors and discovered following studies on the mechanism of action of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, the major psychoactive principle of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; (2) the endogenous agonists at these receptors, known as endocannabinoids, of which anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol are the best known; and (3) proteins and enzymes for the regulation of endocannabinoid levels and action at receptors. The endocannabinoid system is quite widespread in mammalian tissues and cells and appears to play a pro-homeostatic role by being activated following transient or chronic perturbation of homeostasis, and by regulating in a local way the levels and action of other chemical signals. Compounds that selectively manipulate the action and levels of endocannabinoids at their targets have been and are being developed, and represent templates for potential new therapeutic drugs. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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