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Biochemistry and pharmacology of endovanilloids.
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The mechanisms for the regulation of the levels of the proposed endovanilloids, as well as their TRPV1-mediated pharmacological actions in vitro and in vivo, are discussed and the possible pathological conditions in which endovanillsoids, acting at sometimes aberrantly expressed TRPv1 receptors, might play a role are outlined.About:
This article is published in Pharmacology & Therapeutics.The article was published on 2007-04-01. It has received 369 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cannabinoid & Cannabinoid receptor.read more
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International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXIX. Cannabinoid Receptors and Their Ligands: Beyond CB1 and CB2
Roger G. Pertwee,Allyn C. Howlett,Mary E. Abood,Stephen P.H. Alexander,V. Di Marzo,Maurice R. Elphick,Peter J. Greasley,Harald S. Hansen,George Kunos,Ken Mackie,Raphael Mechoulam,Ruth Alexandra Ross +11 more
TL;DR: This review summarizes current data indicating the extent to which cannabinoid receptor ligands undergo orthosteric or allosteric interactions with non- CB1, non-CB2 established GPCRs, deorphanized receptors such as GPR55, ligand-gated ion channels, transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, and other ion channels or peroxisome proliferator-activated nuclear receptors.
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Endocannabinoid-Mediated Control of Synaptic Transmission
TL;DR: This review aims to integrate the current understanding of functions of the endocannabinoid system, especially focusing on the control of synaptic transmission in the brain, and summarizes recent electrophysiological studies carried out on synapses of various brain regions and discusses how synaptic transmission is regulated by endoc cannabinoidoid signaling.
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Targeting the endocannabinoid system: to enhance or reduce?
TL;DR: The discovery of compounds that either prolong the lifespan of endocannabinoids or tone down their action for the potential future treatment of pain, affective and neurodegenerative disorders, gastrointestinal inflammation, obesity and metabolic dysfunctions, cardiovascular conditions and liver diseases is discovered.
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Novel cannabinoid receptors.
TL;DR: An introduction to non‐CB1/CB2 pharmacology is presented, information on GPR55 and GPR119 currently available is summarized, and their phylogenetic origin is considered, to consider what aspects of non‐ CB1/ CB2 Pharmacology, if any, they help explain.
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Cannabinoids and the Gut: New Developments and Emerging Concepts
Angelo A. Izzo,Keith A. Sharkey +1 more
TL;DR: Cannabis has been used to treat gastrointestinal (GI) conditions that range from enteric infections and inflammatory conditions to disorders of motility, emesis and abdominal pain, with recent data on genetic mutations in the endocannabinoid system in GI disease highlighted.
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The capsaicin receptor: a heat-activated ion channel in the pain pathway
Michael J. Caterina,Mark Schumacher,Makoto Tominaga,Tobias A. Rosen,Jon D. Levine,David Julius +5 more
TL;DR: The cloned capsaicin receptor is also activated by increases in temperature in the noxious range, suggesting that it functions as a transducer of painful thermal stimuli in vivo.
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Isolation and structure of a brain constituent that binds to the cannabinoid receptor
William A. Devane,Lumir Hanus,Aviva Breuer,Roger G. Pertwee,Lesley A. Stevenson,Graeme Griffin,Dan Gibson,Asher Mandelbaum,A. Etinger,Raphael Mechoulam +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, an arachidonylethanthanolamide (anandamide) was identified in a screen for endogenous ligands for the cannabinoid receptor and its structure was determined by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and confirmed by synthesis.
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Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Advances in Eicosanoid Biology
TL;DR: Important insights into the mechanisms of inflammatory responses, pain, and fever have been gleaned from the current understanding of eicosanoid biology.
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Impaired Nociception and Pain Sensation in Mice Lacking the Capsaicin Receptor
Michael J. Caterina,A. Leffler,Annika B. Malmberg,William J. Martin,Jodie A. Trafton,K. R. Petersen-Zeitz,Martin Koltzenburg,Allan I. Basbaum,David Julius +8 more
TL;DR: Sensory neurons from mice lacking VR1 are severely deficient in their responses to each of these noxious stimuli and are impaired in the detection of painful heat, and showed little thermal hypersensitivity in the setting of inflammation.
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The Cloned Capsaicin Receptor Integrates Multiple Pain-Producing Stimuli
Makoto Tominaga,Michael J. Caterina,Annika B. Malmberg,Tobias A. Rosen,Heather Gilbert,Kate Skinner,Brigitte E Raumann,Allan I. Basbaum,David Julius +8 more
TL;DR: It is shown that protons decrease the temperature threshold for VR1 activation such that even moderately acidic conditions (pH < or = 5.9) activate VR1 at room temperature, and VR1 can be viewed as a molecular integrator of chemical and physical stimuli that elicit pain.