Some Prospective Alternatives for Treating Pain: The Endocannabinoid System and Its Putative Receptors GPR18 and GPR55

Some Prospective Alternatives for Treating Pain: The Endocannabinoid System and Its Putative Receptors GPR18 and GPR55

Background: Marijuana extracts (cannabinoids) have been used for several millennia for pain treatment. Regarding the site of action, cannabinoids are highly promiscuous molecules, but only two cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) have been deeply studied and classified. Thus, therapeutic actions, sid...

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Main Authors: Raquel Guerrero-Alba, Paulino Barragán-Iglesias, Abimael González-Hernández, Eduardo E. Valdez-Moráles, Vinicio Granados-Soto, Miguel Condés-Lara, Martín G. Rodríguez, Bruno A. Marichal-Cancino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
GPR18
GPR55
endocannabinoid system
cannabinoid receptors
pain
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.01496/full

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