2-arachidonylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid, inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α production in murine macrophages, and in mice

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作者
Gallily, R
Breuer, A
Mechoulam, R
机构
[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Fac Med, Dept Med Chem & Nat Prod, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Hadassah Med Sch, Lautenberg Ctr Gen & Tumor Immunol, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
基金
以色列科学基金会;
关键词
endocannabinoid; radical oxygen intermediate; cytokine;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00653-1
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
2-Arachidonylglycerol (2-AG) inhibits the production in Vitro of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) by mouse macrophages, as well as in mice. It has no effect on the production of nitric oxide (NO). The effect on TNF-alpha is enhanced when 2-AG is administered together with 2-linoleylglycerol (2-Lino-G) and 2-palmitylglycerol (2-PalmG), an 'entourage effect' previously noted in several behavioral and binding assays. 2-AG also suppresses the formation of radical oxygen intermediates. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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