Biology and therapeutic potential of cannabinoid CB2 receptor inverse agonists

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“Evidence has emerged suggesting a role for the cannabinoid CB2 receptor in immune cell motility. This provides a rationale for a novel and generalized immunoregulatory role for cannabinoid CB2 receptor-specific compounds…

An ability to control the migration of inflammatory cells to the site of insult is a powerful strategy for the development of immunomodulators. Our work on triaryl bis-sulphones suggest that the cannabinoid CB2 receptor-specific inverse agonists may serve as such immune modulators…

Further studies, using these and other CB2 receptor-specific compounds, will be required to resolve the complex pharmacology of cannabinoids and the cannabinoid CB2 receptor, and to determine the most effective pharmacology to exploit this therapeutic target.”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2219522/

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