The CB2 receptor and its role as a regulator of inflammation

C Turcotte, MR Blanchet, M Laviolette… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
The CB 2 receptor is the peripheral receptor for cannabinoids. It is mainly expressed in
immune tissues, highlighting the possibility that the endocannabinoid system has an …

Use of the adamantane structure in medicinal chemistry

G Lamoureux, G Artavia - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
This review summarizes the importance and recent discoveries of the use of adamantane
derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry. We have organized the article in 4 sections: 1) …

CB2 receptor in the CNS: From immune and neuronal modulation to behavior

W Grabon, S Rheims, J Smith, J Bodennec… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite low levels of cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R) expression in the central nervous
system in human and rodents, a growing body of evidence shows CB2R involvement in …

Cannabinoid Receptor Activation Induces Apoptosis through Tumor Necrosis Factor α–Mediated Ceramide De novo Synthesis in Colon Cancer Cells

F Cianchi, L Papucci, N Schiavone, M Lulli… - Clinical Cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: Cannabinoids have been recently proposed as a new family of potential antitumor
agents. The present study was undertaken to investigate the expression of the two …

What we know and do not know about the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2)

AM Malfitano, S Basu, K Maresz, M Bifulco… - Seminars in …, 2014 - Elsevier
It has been well appreciated that the endocannabinoid system can regulate immune
responses via the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2), which is primarily expressed by cells of the …

Ubiquitous nature of fluoroquinolones: the oscillation between antibacterial and anticancer activities

T Idowu, F Schweizer - Antibiotics, 2017 - mdpi.com
Fluoroquinolones are synthetic antibacterial agents that stabilize the ternary complex of
prokaryotic topoisomerase II enzymes (gyrase and Topo IV), leading to extensive DNA …

1, 8‐Naphthyridine derivatives: A review of multiple biological activities

A Madaan, R Verma, V Kumar, AT Singh… - Archiv der …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The 1, 8‐naphthyridine group of compounds have gained special attention of researchers
on account of their demonstrating a variety of interesting biological activities. A wide range of …

The 4-quinolone-3-carboxylic acid motif as a multivalent scaffold in medicinal chemistry

C Mugnaini, S Pasquini, F Corelli - Current medicinal chemistry, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Quinolones are among the most common frameworks present in the bioactive molecules
and hence represent an attractive starting point for the design of combinatorial libraries …

Cannabinoid receptor subtype 2 (CB2R) in a multitarget approach: perspective of an innovative strategy in cancer and neurodegeneration

GF Mangiatordi, F Intranuovo, P Delre… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The cannabinoid receptor subtype 2 (CB2R) represents an interesting and new therapeutic
target for its involvement in the first steps of neurodegeneration as well as in cancer onset …

Development of N-(1-Adamantyl)benzamides as Novel Anti-Inflammatory Multitarget Agents Acting as Dual Modulators of the Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor and Fatty …

F Intranuovo, L Brunetti, P DelRe… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cannabinoid type 2 receptor (CB2R), belonging to the endocannabinoid system, is
overexpressed in pathologies characterized by inflammation, and its activation counteracts …