期刊
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
卷 18, 期 6, 页码 824-831出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60033-8
关键词
anandamide; fatty acid amide hydrolase; lipopolysaccharide; nitric oxide; uterus
资金
- National Research Council [PIP 6127]
- ANPCyT [BID1728 OC/AR PICT 20207]
- Sanofi-Aventis [SR144528]
In women, the association between chronic marijuana smoking and early miscarriage has long been known. Anandamide, a major endocannabinoid, mimics some of the psychotropic. hypnotic and analgesic effects of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol. the psychoactive component of marijuana. The uterus contains the highest concentrations of anandamide yet discovered in mammalian tissues and this suggests that it might play a role in reproduction. The production of small amounts of nitric oxide (NO) regulates various physiological events including implantation and myometrial relaxation, but in an inflammatory setting such as sepsis. NO has toxic effects as it is a free radical. The results presented in this study indicate that anandamide modulates NO production induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in an in-vitro murine model. It was shown that LPS-induced NO synthesis and tissue damage were mediated by anandamide. as a cannabinoid receptor type I antagonist could block the effect of LPS (P < 0.001). This endotoxin inhibited anandamide uterine degradation (P < 0.05) and increased the expression of one of its synthesizing enzymes (P < 0.05). Contrary to the known anti-inflammatory and protective effects, in this model anandamide seems to act as a pro-inflammatory molecule modulating the production of NO induced by LPS. This proinflammatory effect of anandamide may be implicated in pathological reproductive events such as septic abortion.
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