Mitochondrial Localization of CB1 in Progesterone-producing Cells of Ovarian Interstitial Glands of Adult Mice

2021 ◽  
pp. 002215542110635
Author(s):  
Anussara Kamnate ◽  
Juthathip Sirisin ◽  
Masahiko Watanabe ◽  
Hisatake Kondo ◽  
Wiphawi Hipkaeo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Droplets ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
Mitochondrial Localization ◽  
Mitochondrial Membranes ◽  
Synthetic Process ◽  
Outer Membranes ◽  
Adult Mice

Localization of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) immunoreactivity on mitochondrial membranes, at least their outer membranes distinctly, was detected in progesterone-producing cells characterized by mitochondria having tubular cristae and aggregations of lipid droplets in ovarian interstitial glands in situ of adult mice. Both immunoreactive and immunonegative mitochondria were contained in one and the same cell. Considering that the synthesis of progesterone is processed in mitochondria, the mitochondrial localization of CB1 in the interstitial gland cells suggests the possibility that endocannabinoids modulate the synthetic process of progesterone in the cells through CB1:

scholarly journals Cannabinoids in health and disease: pharmacological potential in metabolic syndrome and neuroinflammation

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Mastinu ◽  
Marika Premoli ◽  
Giulia Ferrari-Toninelli ◽  
Simone Tambaro ◽  
Giuseppina Maccarinelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cannabis Sativa ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Pharmacological Potential ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Synthesis And Degradation

Abstract The use of different natural and/or synthetic preparations of Cannabis sativa is associated with therapeutic strategies for many diseases. Indeed, thanks to the widespread diffusion of the cannabinoidergic system in the brain and in the peripheral districts, its stimulation, or inhibition, regulates many pathophysiological phenomena. In particular, central activation of the cannabinoidergic system modulates the limbic and mesolimbic response which leads to food craving. Moreover, cannabinoid agonists are able to reduce inflammatory response. In this review a brief history of cannabinoids and the protagonists of the endocannabinoidergic system, i.e. synthesis and degradation enzymes and main receptors, will be described. Furthermore, the pharmacological effects of cannabinoids will be outlined. An overview of the involvement of the endocannabinoidergic system in neuroinflammatory and metabolic pathologies will be made. Finally, particular attention will also be given to the new pharmacological entities acting on the two main receptors, cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) and cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2), with particular focus on the neuroinflammatory and metabolic mechanisms involved.

Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 and mu-Opioid Receptor Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 933-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Wasilewski ◽  
Urszula Lewandowska ◽  
Paula Mosinska ◽  
Cezary Watala ◽  
Martin Storr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Opioid Receptor ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Mu Opioid Receptor ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome ◽  
Mu Opioid ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 ◽  
Cyclic Vomiting

Cannabinoid receptor type 1 in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulates cardiovascular responses to stress via local N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor/neuronal nitric oxide synthase/soluble guanylate cyclase/protein kinase G signaling

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-440
Author(s):  
Lucas Gomes-de-Souza ◽  
Willian Costa-Ferreira ◽  
Leandro A Oliveira ◽  
Ricardo Benini ◽  
Carlos C Crestani
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Restraint Stress ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
Stria Terminalis ◽  
Bed Nucleus ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1

Background: Endocannabinoid neurotransmission in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis is involved in the control of cardiovascular responses to stress. However, the local mechanisms involved is this regulation are not known. Aims: The purpose of this study was to assess an interaction of bed nucleus of the stria terminalis endocannabinoid neurotransmission with local nitrergic signaling, as well as to investigate the involvement of local N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor and nitric oxide signaling in the control of cardiovascular responses to acute restraint stress by bed nucleus of the stria terminalis endocannabinoid neurotransmission in rats. Methods: The first protocol evaluated the effect of intra-bed nucleus of the stria terminalis microinjection of the selective cannabinoid receptor type 1 receptor antagonist AM251 in nitrite/nitrate content in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis following restraint stress. The other protocols evaluated the impact of local pretreatment with the selective N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor antagonist LY235959, the selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor Nω-propyl-L-arginine, the soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one, or the protein kinase G inhibitor KT5823 in restraint-evoked cardiovascular changes following bed nucleus of the stria terminalis treatment with AM251. Results: Bilateral microinjection of AM251 into the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis increased local nitric oxide release during restraint stress. Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis treatment with the cannabinoid receptor type 1 receptor antagonist also enhanced the tachycardia caused by restraint stress, but without affecting arterial pressure increase and sympathetic-mediated cutaneous vasoconstriction. The facilitation of restraint-evoked tachycardia following bed nucleus of the stria terminalis treatment with the cannabinoid receptor type 1 receptor antagonist was completely inhibited by local pretreatment with LY235959, Nω-propyl-L-arginine, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one, or KT5823. Conclusions: Our results provide evidence that bed nucleus of the stria terminalis endocannabinoid neurotransmission inhibits local N-methyl-D-aspartate/neuronal nitric oxide synthase/soluble guanylate cyclase/protein kinase G signaling, and this mechanism is involved in the control of the cardiovascular responses to stress.

Cannabinoid receptor Type 1 densities reflect social organization in Microtus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trenton C. Simmons ◽  
Sara M. Freeman ◽  
Nicholas S. Lackey ◽  
Brooke K. Dreyer ◽  
Devanand S. Manoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1

Anandamide regulates the expression of GnRH1, GnRH2, and GnRH-Rs in frog testis

2012 ◽  
Vol 303 (4) ◽  
pp. E475-E487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Chianese ◽  
Vincenza Ciaramella ◽  
Donatella Scarpa ◽  
Silvia Fasano ◽  
Riccardo Pierantoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Rana Esculenta ◽  
Sexual Cycle ◽  
Human Testis ◽  
Biosynthetic Enzyme ◽  
Endogenous Production ◽  
Cb1 Antagonist ◽  
Type 1 Cannabinoid Receptor

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (either GnRH1 or GnRH2) exerts a local activity in vertebrate testis, including human testis. Relationships between endocannabinoid (eCB) and GnRH systems in gonads have never been elucidated in any species so far. To reveal a cross-talk between eCBs and GnRH at testicular level, we characterized the expression of GnRH ( GnRH1 and GnRH2) as well as GnRH receptor ( GnRH-R1, -R2, and -R3) mRNA in the testis of the anuran amphibian Rana esculenta during the annual sexual cycle; furthermore, the corresponding transcripts were localized inside the testis by in situ hybridization. The possible endogenous production of the eCB, anandamide (AEA), was investigated in testis by analyzing the expression of its biosynthetic enzyme, Nape-pld. Incubations of testis pieces with AEA were carried out in the postreproductive period (June) and in February, when a new spermatogenetic wave takes place. In June, AEA treatment significantly decreased GnRH1 and GnRH-R2 mRNA, stimulated the transcription of GnRH2 and GnRH-R1, and did not affect GnRH-R3 expression. In February, AEA treatment upregulated GnRH2 and GnRH-R3 mRNA, downregulated GnRH-R2, and did not affect GnRH1 and GnRH-R1 expression. These effects were mediated by type 1 cannabinoid receptor ( CB1) since they were fully counteracted by SR141716A (Rimonabant), a selective CB1 antagonist. In conclusion, eCB system modulates GnRH activity in frog testis during the annual sexual cycle in a stage-dependent fashion.

scholarly journals Orphan nuclear receptor oestrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ) plays a key role in hepatic cannabinoid receptor type 1-mediated induction of CYP7A1 gene expression

2015 ◽  
Vol 470 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaochen Zhang ◽  
Don-Kyu Kim ◽  
Ji-Min Lee ◽  
Seung Bum Park ◽  
Won-IL Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Bile Acid ◽  
Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Inverse Agonist ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
Orphan Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Transcription Regulator ◽  
Estrogen Related Receptor

ERRγ is a novel transcription regulator of CYP7A1 (cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase). An ERRγ (Estrogen-related receptor γ) inverse agonist modulates bile acid homoeostasis via regulation of CYP7A1 gene expression.

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