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STUDY: Evidence that the plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabivarin is a cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor antagonist

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ABSTRACT: Δ9-tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) displaced [3H]CP55940 from specific binding sites on mouse brain and CHO-hCB2 cell membranes (Ki=75.4 and 62.8 nm, respectively). THCV (1 μm) also antagonized CP55940-induced stimulation of [35S]GTPγS binding to these membranes (apparent KB=93.1 and 10.1 nm, respectively). In the mouse vas deferens, the ability of ... Continue Reading

STUDY: A cannabinoid receptor, sensitive to O-1918, is involved in the delayed hypotension induced by anandamide in anaesthetized rats

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ABSTRACT: Background and purpose: Intravenous injection of the endocannabinoid anandamide induces complex cardiovascular changes via cannabinoid CB1, CB2 and vanilloid TRPV1 receptors. Recently, evidence has been accumulating that in vitro, but not in vivo, anandamide relaxes blood vessels, via an as yet unidentified, non-CB1 vascular cannabinoid receptor, sensitive to ... Continue Reading

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