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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 520, Issue 1-3, Pages 164-171Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.08.013
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JTE-907; cannabinoid CB2; receptor; inverse agonist; agonist; ear swelling
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Involvement of cannabinoid CB2 receptor and effect of cannabinoid CB, receptor antagonist/inverse agonists on cutaneous inflammation were investigated. Mice ears topically exposed to an ether-linked analogue of 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG-E) or selective cannabinoid CB,receptor agonist, {4-[4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2,6-dimethoxy-phenyl]-6.6-dimethyl-bicyclo[3.1. l]hept-2-en-2-yl} -methanol (HU-308), had early and late ear swelling (0-24 h and 1-8 days after exposure, respectively). Both types of responses induced by 2-AG-E were significantly suppressed by oral administration of cannabinoid CB, receptor antagonist/inverse agonists, [N-(benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-7-metboxy-2oxo-8-pentyloxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamideI (JTE-907) and 1N-[(IS)-endo-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]beptan-2yl]5-(4-cbloro-3methyl-phenyl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide I (SR144528). In contrast, JTE-907 did not affect arachidonic acid-induced swelling. Orally administered JTE-907 (0.1 - 10 mg/kg) and SR144528 (1 mg/kg) also produced significant inhibition of dinitrofluorobenzene-induced ear swelling, with increased cannabinoid CB, receptor mRNA expression observed in the inflamed ear. These results suggest that cannabinoid CB2 receptor is partially involved in local inflammatory responses and cannabinoid CB2 receptor antagonist/inverse agonist has beneficial effects on ear swelling. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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