Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and Δ


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 21 11 2023
accepted: 03 04 2024
medline: 23 4 2024
pubmed: 23 4 2024
entrez: 22 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The Cannabis sativa plant has been used for centuries as a recreational drug and more recently in the treatment of patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders. In many instances, treatment goals include relief from posttraumatic disorders, anxiety, or to support treatment of chronic pain. Ligands acting on cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) are also potential targets for the treatment of other health conditions. Using an evidence-based approach, pharmacological investigation of CB1R agonists is timely, with the aim to provide chronically ill patients relief using well-defined and characterized compounds from cannabis. Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), currently available over the counter in many countries to adults and even children, is of great interests to policy makers, legal administrators, and healthcare regulators, as well as pharmacologists. Herein, we studied the pharmacodynamics of HHC epimers, which activate CB1R. We compared their key CB1R-mediated signaling pathway activities and compared them to the pathways activated by Δ

Identifiants

pubmed: 38649680
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-58845-7
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-58845-7
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

9181

Subventions

Organisme : Czech Science Foundation
ID : 21-02371S
Organisme : Institute of Molecular Genetics
ID : RVO68378050
Organisme : Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic
ID : VK01010212

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Oleh Durydivka (O)

Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic. oleh.durydivka@img.cas.cz.
Forensic Laboratory of Biologically Active Substances, Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic. oleh.durydivka@img.cas.cz.

Petr Palivec (P)

Forensic Laboratory of Biologically Active Substances, Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic.

Matej Gazdarica (M)

Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic.

Ken Mackie (K)

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Gill Center for Molecular Bioscience, Indiana University, 1101 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.

Jaroslav Blahos (J)

Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic.

Martin Kuchar (M)

Forensic Laboratory of Biologically Active Substances, Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic. kuchara@vscht.cz.
Psychedelic Research Center, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, Czech Republic. kuchara@vscht.cz.

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