Identification of the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor and Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) in the Human Placenta

Placenta ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 990-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Park ◽  
H.M Gibbons ◽  
M.D Mitchell ◽  
M Glass
Addiction ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (10) ◽  
pp. 1678-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather M. Haughey ◽  
Erin Marshall ◽  
Joseph P. Schacht ◽  
Ashleigh Louis ◽  
Kent E. Hutchison

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Pirone ◽  
Carlo Cantile ◽  
Vincenzo Miragliotta ◽  
Carla Lenzi ◽  
Elisabetta Giannessi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Mabou Tagne

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) modulates a variety of physiological processes, attracting considerable attention as a potential target for therapeutic intervention. This complex system is activated by the lipid-derived mediators anandamide and 2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycerol (2-AG), which mainly engage the cannabinoid receptor subtypes 1 (CB1) and 2 (CB2). The biological actions of anandamide and 2-AG are terminated by internalization and intracellular enzymatic hydrolysis catalyzed primarily by the serine hydrolases fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL), respectively. Here, we provide an overview of ECS and discuss the implications for advancing pharmacological tools that interfere with such a system as next-generation therapeutics. This review contains 4 figures, 3 tables and 41 references Keywords: Endocannabinoid; anandamide; 2-Arachidonoyl-sn-glycerol; fatty acid amide hydrolase; monoacylglycerol lipase; cannabinoid receptors; N-acylethanolamine acid amidase; Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol.


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