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We investigated two mechanistically distinct eCB-mediated responses to address this issue. We now report that pharmacological inhibitors of DGLα have quantitatively different effects on eCB-mediated responses triggered by different stimuli, suggesting that functional, and perhaps physical, distinct...
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PMID: 21305054
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4.6 nm-sized aminosilane-modified maghemite (γ-Fe(2)O(3)) nanoparticles (aMNPs) were synthesized and encapsulated into onion-type multilamellar vesicles of soybean phosphatidylcholine (90%mol) and monoolein (10%mol). The magnetic multilamellar vesicles were obtained by shearing lipids with an aqueo...
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PMID: 20820553
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We measured circulating OEA, AEA and 2-AG in patients with sleep apnea (n = 20) and healthy control subjects (n = 57). Respiratory distress index (RDI) as measured by polysomnography was used as a quantitative index of sleep apnea.
In patients with sleep apnea OEA serum concentrations were significa...
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PMID: 20429051
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We tested the hypothesis that activation of the glutamatergic input to a neuron leads to an endocannabinoid-mediated suppression of the GABAergic afferent input to the same neuron. Spontaneous postsynaptic currents (sPSCs) were recorded with patch-clamp techniques in Purkinje cells in mouse cerebell...
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PMID: 20553815
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In this study free fatty acids present in Azadirachta indica (Neem) oil were esterified with our synthesized phosphoric acid modified catalyst. During the esterification, the acid value was reduced from 24.4 to 1.8 mg KOH/g oil. Synthesized catalyst was characterized by NH(3) TPD, XRD, SEM, FTIR and...
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PMID: 20346652
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We explored the potential role of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in this process. Previously, we observed that after metabolism AEA and arachidonic acid (ArA) can be recycled into new endocannabinoid molecules. Consistent with these previous findings, we found that Cath.a differentiated...
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PMID: 20466028
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We show that the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-AG) is synthesized in both olfactory receptor neurons and glia-like sustentacular cells in larval Xenopus laevis. Its production in the latter depends on the hunger state of the animal. The essential effect of 2-AG in olfactory receptor neu...
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PMID: 20592217
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Bani Mukhopadhyay,
Jie Liu,
Douglas Osei-Hyiaman,
Grzegorz Godlewski,
Partha Mukhopadhyay,
Lei Wang,
Won-Il Jeong,
Bin Gao,
Gregg Duester,
Ken Mackie,
Soichi Kojima and
George Kunos
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We tested whether RA and its receptors may regulate CB(1)R expression in cultured mouse hepatocytes. Incubation of hepatocytes with RA or RA receptor (RAR) agonists increased CB(1)R mRNA and protein, the most efficacious being the RARgamma agonist CD437 and the pan-RAR agonist TTNPB. The endocannabi...
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PMID: 20410309
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We examined the role of the endocannabinoid system in regulating this locomotor response in OBX and sham-operated rats. In our study, OBX-induced hyperactivity was restricted to the first 3 min of the open field test, demonstrating the presence of novelty (0-3 min) and habituation (3-30 min) phases...
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PMID: 20044005
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We report that a single dose of the neuroprotective endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) administered early after SCI reduces lesion expansion, which was prevented by simultaneous blockade of both CB1 and CB2 receptors but not by blockade of either receptor alone. Treatment with 2-AG also...
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PMID: 20156559
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We showed for hexagonal and emulsified micellar phase particles that the increase of the stabilizer content induced a strong decrease of the mean hydrodynamic size of the particles, allowing producing nanostructured lipid-based liquid crystalline particles down to a radius of 70 nm at the same energ...
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PMID: 20143786
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The objectives of this study are to enhance cellular accumulation of gemcitabine with chitosan/glyceryl monooleate (GMO) nanostructures, and to provide significant increase in cell death of human pancreatic cancer cells in vitro. The delivery system was prepared by a multiple emulsion solvent evapor...
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PMID: 20238190
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A self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) has been developed to enhance diffusion rate and oral bioavailability of valsartan. The solubility of valsartan was checked in different oils, surfactants, and cosurfactants and ternary phase diagrams were constructed to evaluate the microemulsio...
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PMID: 20182825
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We reported that the integrity of a resin composite restoration deteriorated when the dentin cavity wall was decalcified by conditioning. In this study, to evaluate the bonding between dentin adhesive and non-decalcified dentin surface, we experimented with a novel method of using a high-pressure wa...
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PMID: 20379031
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The endocannabinoid system is an endogenous signaling system that plays a role in the regulation of energy homeostasis and lipid and glucose metabolism-all of which can influence cardiometabolic risk. The endocannabinoid system is normally a silent physiologic system that becomes transiently activat...
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PMID: 20329583
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The effects of tri- and monoglycerides on phospholipid (POPC) membranes were studied using spectroscopical methods. Triolein was found to form two types of POPC-rich membranes, both with POPC or as a three-component system with monopalmitin. These two membrane types were determined as co-existing ph...
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PMID: 19962372
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To study the prescription and technique of sustained-release dropping pills of curcumin and inspect their release property in vitro.
The orthogonal test was used to screen the prescription and technique which were definited with the colligation evaluation of release and formation of dropping pills....
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PMID: 20518316
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Aqueous solutions of neem oil and aqueous extracts of neem seeds and leaves were sprayed on coffee fruits for laboratory evaluation of their efficiency in reducing infestation of the coffee borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari), in multi-choice preference assays in laboratory. Neem oil and extracts r...
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PMID: 20878003
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We evaluated the efficiency of alternative products to control T. evansi on tomato plants under greenhouse conditions. The products tested were lime sulphur and neem based products. We first estimated the lethal concentration (LC) and instantaneous rate of increase (r i) of T. evansi exposed to diff...
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PMID: 20878004
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The cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors are Class A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). While many Class A GPCRs have endogenous ligands that are hydrophilic cations (e.g., the serotonin and dopamine receptors), the cannabinoid receptors have neutral, highly lipophilic ligands derived from the fatty...
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PMID: 20166921
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The present study summarized recent findings on roles of leptin and endocannabinoids as modulators of the peripheral components of sweet taste. The positive effect of endocannabinoids on sweet sensitivity was opposed to that of leptin which suppresses sweet sensitivity. Leptin and endocannabinoids,...
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PMID: 20431269
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A series of new modifications of alkyl cationic glycerolipids with hetero polar domain has been synthesized. The most active compound rac-N-(4-[(2-ethoxy-3-octadecyloxy)prop-1-yloxycarbonyl]butyl)-N'-etylimidazoliyiodid in micromolar concentrations causes a delay of cell cycle in phase G1, DNA fragm...
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PMID: 20823928
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We studied adipocyte phenotypes, viability, and differentiation (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha [C/EBPalpha] and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARgamma] expression) and adiponectin production, mtDNA content, mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondrial mass, and respira...
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PMID: 19805555
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The control of Lepidoptera pests should be carried out before hatching of their caterpillars to avoid damage to the crops. The aim of this work was to assess the activity of neem (trade name: Natuneem, producer: Base Fértil, Chapadão do Sul, Brazil) and pyroligneous extracts (trade name: Biopirol...
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PMID: 20653245
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The therapeutic potential of cannabinoids has been the topic of extensive investigation following the discovery of cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands. Cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands are present at supraspinal, spinal and peripheral levels. Cannabinoids suppress be...
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PMID: 19839937
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Thin layer chromatography (TLC) stained with hot acidic p-anisaldehyde, is an interesting, fast, and low-cost technique to monitor main lipid contaminants such as triacylglycerols, diacylglycerols, and monoacylglycerols in biodiesel. These acylglycerols are detectable by the proposed planar chromato...
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PMID: 19835701
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We investigated the enzymatic degradation of 2-acylglycerols in rabbit platelets and we characterized the responsible enzyme(s). [(3)H]2-AG and [(3)H]2-oleoylglycerol (2-OG) were both metabolized to [(3)H]glycerol and the respective fatty acid in a time and protein concentration-dependent manner, ap...
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PMID: 19811221
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We recently reported a piperidine carbamate, JZL184, that inhibits MAGL with high potency and selectivity. Here, we describe a comprehensive mechanistic characterization of JZL184. We provide evidence that JZL184 irreversibly inhibits MAGL via carbamoylation of the enzyme's serine nucleophile. Funct...
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PMID: 19635411
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Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has a role of biogenic regulation through modifying prostaglandin production. However, its effects on related metabolites of arachidonate remain unclear. Therefore, the effects of CLA on brain endocannabinoid content as well as its analogs were investigated. Mice (3-we...
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PMID: 19622239
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Aloe vera was the most adsorbent of the biopolymers and a 40% dilution had comparable values to those of the ACC dressings. Furthermore, values for the novel composite dressing were similar to those of the ACC dressings. CONCLUSION: The novel composite dressing may be a potential alternative to ACC...
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PMID: 19827482
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It was demonstrated that the microtubule and microfilament network is involved in the incorporation of FAs and in its channeling to neutral lipids and phospholipids. These effects had differential characteristics depending on the type of FA involved and may have potential significance in the underst...
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PMID: 19478693
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These results are in good agreement with previous studies on the interaction of GMO-based CPNPs with planar bilayers using neutron reflectivity, where the diffraction peak shifted with time upon mixing. The structural changes are much less prominent for the PtOH-based CPNPs and the HPNPs upon mixing...
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PMID: 19714888
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Liquid-crystalline cubic-phase nanoparticles (CPNPs) (known as Cubosome particles), based on the lipid glycerol monooleate and stabilized by the nonionic block copolymer Pluronic F-127, interact with supported model membranes consisting of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) in a complex and dynamic...
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PMID: 19714826
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We addressed the possible role of lipid rafts in the control of endocannabinoid system in striatal slices. Disruption of lipid rafts following cholesterol depletion with methyl-beta-cyclodestrin (MCD) failed to affect synthesis and degradation of anandamide, while it caused a marked increase in the...
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PMID: 19187444
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Liacarus subterraneus is a large, soil-dwelling oribatid mite species that possesses a conspicuously shiny, clean and not wettable cuticular surface. The exocrine cuticular chemistry of this species was investigated by means of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Besides a fraction of hydrocarbons...
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PMID: 19005767
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We used the rat hippocampal slice preparation to study and compare the effect of various synthetic and endogenous CB1 ligands on excitatory synaptic transmission. The full CB1 agonist WIN55212-2 (WIN2) greatly decreased excitatory synaptic transmission by 62%. The effect of WIN-2 was concentration d...
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PMID: 18816788
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We found that carbamazepine and cholesterol (type I molecules) likely localize in the hydrophobic domains, but close to the hydrophobic-hydrophilic region. They induce strong perturbation to the mesophase packing by influencing both the order of the lipid acyl chains and interactions between lipid h...
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PMID: 18781793
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These results document the potential for botanical formulations to control white grubs, but blending extracts from diverse botanical sources does not ensure enhanced biological activity....
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PMID: 19253649
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New structured lipids essentially free of saturated fatty acids and rich in essential fatty acids and CLA were prepared from soybean oil using a selective enzymatic procedure of synthesis. Saturated fatty acids originally present in the oil were selectively removed in a selective alcoholysis step. E...
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PMID: 19113872
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The stability against coalescence of vegetable oil-in-water "food grade" emulsions in the presence of both surfactant (monoolein) and colloidal particles (hydrophilic silica) has been studied and compared to the stability of systems where only the low molecular weight surfactant or the colloidal par...
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PMID: 18977494
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Different lipids were melted and resolidified as model systems to gain deeper insight into the principles of recrystallization processes in lipid-based dosage forms. Solid-state characterization was performed on the samples with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diff...
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PMID: 19862628
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Different lipids were melted and resolidified as model systems to gain deeper insight into the principles of recrystallization processes in lipid-based dosage forms. Solid-state characterization was performed on the samples with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diff...
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PMID: 19862628
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Different lipids were melted and resolidified as model systems to gain deeper insight into the principles of recrystallization processes in lipid-based dosage forms. Solid-state characterization was performed on the samples with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diff...
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PMID: 19862628
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Myung-Hwan Kim,
Heung Moon Chang,
Tae Won Kim,
Sung Koo Lee,
Jung-Sun Park,
Young-Hoon Kim,
Tae Yoon Lee,
Se Jin Jang,
Chul-Won Suh,
Tae-Suk Lee,
Sang-Hee B Kim and
Sung-Gyu Lee
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We applied hamster biliary cancer model, a difficult cancer to treat. Cancer (KIGB-5) cells were given intravenously to produce hematogenous metastatic lung lesions which were treated with EC-18 at 10, 25, and 50 mg/kg/day respectively. The fourth group was untreated control. At 4th, 8th, and 12th w...
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PMID: 19543512
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Most of the sustained release vaginal formulations are in the form of bioadhesive gels and tablets. Though proved efficient, their presence in the vagina for a longer time as a bulk produces discomfort and interference with body functioning including sexual activities. Hence, they lack complete pati...
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PMID: 18802845
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This work aimed to determine the efficiency of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana to control the aphid Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in kale Brassica oleracea var acephala D.C., as well as their compatibility with a neem oil formulation (Neemse...
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PMID: 19768273
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Good emulsification with nano sized droplets was observed for SES 30% as compared to micron sized droplets for other SES. In polarizing microscopy, formation of intermediate LC phase was observed in all SES. Lamellar phase was evident in 30% SES while other SES exhibited micellar cubic phase. Presen...
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PMID: 19470290
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SES Plain exhibited 'bad' emulsification owing to instantaneous gel formation in aqueous media. Almost all SES C have shown 'good' emulsification with transparent appearance, very low turbidity value and nano size droplets. All SES P presented 'moderate' emulsification with milky appearance, high tu...
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PMID: 19732494
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In comparison with healthy controls, there were no significant differences in measured eCB concentrations in plasma samples from patients with AD. Detectable eCBs in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) had no relationship to cognitive performance in healthy controls at risk for AD. In pooled plasma samples, a...
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PMID: 19144193
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Thirty-five glycerol-assimilating bacteria have recently been isolated from soil samples. Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis revealed that these strains are grouped into four genetically different types of bacteria. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of glycerol metabolites prod...
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PMID: 19202313
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These results indicate that the studied MN-SLN formulation with skin targeting may be a promising carrier for topical delivery of miconazole nitrate....
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PMID: 19294517
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Jonathan Z JZ Long,
Weiwei W Li,
Lamont L Booker,
James J JJ Burston,
Steven G SG Kinsey,
Joel E JE Schlosburg,
Franciso J FJ Pavón,
Antonia M AM Serrano,
Dana E DE Selley,
Loren H LH Parsons,
Aron H AH Lichtman and
Benjamin F BF Cravatt
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We report a potent and selective inhibitor of MAGL called JZL184 that, upon administration to mice, raises brain 2-AG by eight-fold without altering anandamide. JZL184-treated mice exhibited a broad array of CB1-dependent behavioral effects, including analgesia, hypothermia and hypomotility. These d...
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PMID: 19029917
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We investigated whether human erythroleukemia (HEL) cells were able to bind, metabolise and transport the main endocannabinoids, anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). We also investigated whether AEA or 2-AG could modulate HEL differentiation. Although able to internalise both endocann...
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PMID: 18820887
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In the present study the initial blood compatibility of glycerol monooleate (GMO)-coated surfaces was evaluated after deposition to surfaces and in bulk. The model surface was silica onto which multiple layers of fibrinogen or human serum albumin (HSA) was immobilized. The protein-coated surfaces we...
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PMID: 18996684
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2-Arachidonoylglycerol is an arachidonic acid-containing monoacylglycerol isolated from the rat brain and canine gut as an endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2). 2-Arachidonoylglycerol binds to both the CB1 receptor, abundantly expressed in the nervous system, and the CB2 rec...
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PMID: 19319851
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The objective of this investigation was to assess the quantity of collagen fibers with different dosages of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein, type 2 (rhBMP-2) associated with two different carriers, monoolein and poloxamer gels, in critical bone defects created in the cal...
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PMID: 19394235
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The objective of this investigation was to assess the quantity of collagen fibers with different dosages of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein, type 2 (rhBMP-2) associated with two different carriers, monoolein and poloxamer gels, in critical bone defects created in the cal...
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PMID: 19394235
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The objective of this investigation was to assess the quantity of collagen fibers with different dosages of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein, type 2 (rhBMP-2) associated with two different carriers, monoolein and poloxamer gels, in critical bone defects created in the cal...
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PMID: 19394235
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