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Functionalized Cannabinoid Subtype 2 Receptor Ligands: Fluorescent, PET, Photochromic and Covalent Molecular Probes

Cannabinoid subtype 2 receptors (CB(2)Rs) are G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) belonging to the endocannabinoid system, a complex network of signalling pathways leading to the regulation of key physiological processes. Interestingly, CB(2)Rs are strongly up‐regulated in pathological conditions co...

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Autores principales: Basagni, Filippo, Rosini, Michela, Decker, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7497013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32578963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202000298
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description Cannabinoid subtype 2 receptors (CB(2)Rs) are G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) belonging to the endocannabinoid system, a complex network of signalling pathways leading to the regulation of key physiological processes. Interestingly, CB(2)Rs are strongly up‐regulated in pathological conditions correlated with the onset of inflammatory events like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, CB(2)Rs represent an important biological target for therapeutic as well as diagnostic purposes. No CB(2)R‐selective drugs are yet on the market, thus underlining a that deeper comprehension of CB(2)Rs’ complex activation pathways and their role in the regulation of diseases is needed. Herein, we report an overview of pharmacological and imaging tools such as fluorescent, positron emission tomography (PET), photochromic and covalent selective CB(2)R ligands. These molecular probes can be used in vitro as well as in vivo to investigate and explore the unravelled role(s) of CB(2)Rs, and they can help to design suitable CB(2)R‐targeted drugs.
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spelling pubmed-74970132020-09-25 Functionalized Cannabinoid Subtype 2 Receptor Ligands: Fluorescent, PET, Photochromic and Covalent Molecular Probes Basagni, Filippo Rosini, Michela Decker, Michael ChemMedChem Reviews Cannabinoid subtype 2 receptors (CB(2)Rs) are G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) belonging to the endocannabinoid system, a complex network of signalling pathways leading to the regulation of key physiological processes. Interestingly, CB(2)Rs are strongly up‐regulated in pathological conditions correlated with the onset of inflammatory events like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, CB(2)Rs represent an important biological target for therapeutic as well as diagnostic purposes. No CB(2)R‐selective drugs are yet on the market, thus underlining a that deeper comprehension of CB(2)Rs’ complex activation pathways and their role in the regulation of diseases is needed. Herein, we report an overview of pharmacological and imaging tools such as fluorescent, positron emission tomography (PET), photochromic and covalent selective CB(2)R ligands. These molecular probes can be used in vitro as well as in vivo to investigate and explore the unravelled role(s) of CB(2)Rs, and they can help to design suitable CB(2)R‐targeted drugs. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-06-24 2020-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7497013/ /pubmed/32578963 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202000298 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_full_unstemmed Functionalized Cannabinoid Subtype 2 Receptor Ligands: Fluorescent, PET, Photochromic and Covalent Molecular Probes
title_short Functionalized Cannabinoid Subtype 2 Receptor Ligands: Fluorescent, PET, Photochromic and Covalent Molecular Probes
title_sort functionalized cannabinoid subtype 2 receptor ligands: fluorescent, pet, photochromic and covalent molecular probes
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7497013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32578963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202000298
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