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Signal detection and characterisation of a novel drug–drug interaction between methadone and a synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Little is known about how synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) co‐use with other psychoactive substances may exacerbate risk of death. This study aimed to characterise the polypharmacy of deaths where SCRAs were detected at post‐mortem, investigate the cardiotoxicity of SCRAs and probe their inhibition of human ether‐a ...
Kirsten L. Rock, Louise M. Hesketh, Hongwei Cheng, Shuoqi Chen, Simon Hudson, Graeme Henderson, Jules C. Hancox, Michael J. Shattock, Michael J. Curtis, Caroline S. Copeland   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Autopsy Findings in Synthetic Cannabinoid Intoxication Cases [PDF]

, 2019
Aim:Synthetic cannabinoids are new generation psychoactive substances synthesized in laboratories and act on cannabinoid receptors. They are more potent and have prolonged effects than natural cannabinoids. The aim of this study was to assess demographic
Aybike DİP, Nevriye TEZER, Ahmet Hakan DİNÇ, Servet Birgin İRİTAŞ   +3 more
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The ongoing oleoylethanolamide story: Therapeutic implications in the control of obesity and its comorbidities

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
The global burden of obesity continues to rise, demanding effective pharmacological strategies for individuals in whom prevention alone is insufficient. Recent incretin‐based and multi‐agonist therapies have delivered unprecedented weight loss, demonstrating that the simultaneous modulation of multiple metabolic pathways can optimize body weight ...
Marzia Friuli, Alessia Campagna, Barbara Eramo, Christian Sepe, Annarita Zuena, Silvana Gaetani, Adele Romano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural product‐derived TRPM7 channel inhibitors in neurological injury: Mechanisms, pharmacological potential and translational challenges

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Disruption of intracellular ionic homeostasis is a convergent pathological feature across diverse neurological injuries and disorders, including ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, hypoxic–ischaemic brain injury, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy and brain tumour.
Xinyang Zhang, Hio Lam Ho, F. David Horgen, Andrea Fleig, Zhong‐Ping Feng, Hong‐Shuo Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive modulation of glucagon‐like peptide 1 (GLP‐1) receptor by endogenous haemorphins with implications in glucose metabolism and diabetes

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Haemorphins act on GLP‐1 receptor (GLP‐1R) activity and signalling in a positive allosteric manner. This leads to potentiated GLP‐1‐mediated activity and signalling, as well as insulin synthesis, which may have implications for glucose metabolism and, thereby, diabetes and obesity. (The graph was created in BioRender.com).
Farheen Badrealam Khan, Rwdah Mohamed Alameri, Yasir S. Raouf, Damien Maurel, Naiem Ahmad Wani, Anatoliy Shmygol, Irfa Anwar, Heng B. See, Elizabeth K. M. Johnstone, Elodie Dupuis, Eric Trinquet, Kevin D. G. Pfleger, Emilia Oueis, Mohammed Akli Ayoub   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeted delivery of the CB2 receptor agonist JWH‐133 via VCAM‐1‐functionalised nanoparticles attenuates atherosclerosis and reveals sex‐specific therapeutic outcomes

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by lipid accumulation and endothelial dysfunction, remains a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. While cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptor agonists show therapeutic promise in preclinical studies, their systemic application is hindered by poor ...
Lucía Martín‐Navarro, Lucía Martín‐Banderas, Josefa Álvarez‐Fuentes, María Dolores Herrera‐González   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The fight of innate immunity and abnormal cannabinoids against Candida infection

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Candida species represent the most clinically significant fungal pathogens in humans, with invasive candidiasis carrying a mortality of 30%–40% in critically ill patients despite modern antifungal therapy. The innate immune system – through the coordinated and specific activities of neutrophils, macrophages, NK cells, mast cells and eosinophils ...
Prince Ofori, Ilan Zaffran, Francesca Levi Schaffer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GLP‐1 receptor activation attenuates chronic migraine‐like behaviour: Sex‐specific modulation of opioid‐ and endocannabinoid‐related pathways

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Chronic migraine (CM) is a highly disabling condition that remains suboptimally treated. Metabolic disturbances may trigger migraine chronification, whereas impaired endogenous pain inhibition contributes to CM development. Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RAs), used for type 2 diabetes and obesity, show efficacy ...
Katarina Sićović, Katarina Nastić, Miroslav Dinić, Emilija Brdarić, Uroš Pecikoza, Maja Tomić, Ana Micov   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circadian disruption elicits sex‐specific gut microbiota, endocannabinoidome, and lipid mediator responses

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Circadian disruption via constant light induces sex‐specific remodeling of the microbiome, lipid mediators, and immune responses. Females exhibit broader gut microbiota alterations, reduced jejunal oxylipins, increased hypothalamic N‐acylethanolamines, and a more inflammatory cytokine profile. Muscle responses are sex‐ and fiber type‐dependent: females
Pejman A. Pashaki, Timothy D. Niepokny, Tina Khalilzadehsabet, Elizabeth Dumais, Nicolas Flamand, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Eric M. Mintz, Cristoforo Silvestri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bar Adsorptive Microextraction for Trace Determination of Natural and Semi-Synthetic Cannabinoids in Saliva

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Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit substance worldwide, and the rise of synthetic and semi-synthetic cannabinoids poses growing public health concerns due to their high potency and unpredictable effects.
Maria Beatriz Pereira, Joana M. N. Sá, Gonçalo C. Justino, Alexandre Quintas, Nuno R. Neng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source