Muldoon, Pretal P. published the artcileInhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase reduces nicotine reward in the conditioned place preference test in male mice, Product Details of C23H23ClN2O4, the publication is Neuropharmacology (2020), 108170, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Nicotine, the primary psychoactive component in tobacco, plays a major role in the initiation and maintenance of tobacco dependence and addiction, a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. In this study, we utilized complementary genetic and pharmacol. approaches to test the hypothesis that increasing the levels of the endocannabinoid 2-arachindonoylglycerol (2-AG), will enhance nicotine reward by stimulating neuronal CB1 receptors. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found that inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), the primary catabolic enzyme of 2-AG, attenuates nicotine conditioned place preference (CPP) in mice, through a non-CB1 receptor-mediated mechanism. In support of our findings, repeated MAGL inhibition did not induce a reduction in CB1 brain receptor levels or hinder function. To explore the potential mechanism of action, we investigated if MAGL inhibition affected other fatty acid levels in our CPP paradigm. Indeed, MAGL inhibition caused a concomitant decrease in arachidonic acid (AA) levels in various brain regions of interest, suggesting an AA cascade-dependent mechanism. This idea is supported by dose-dependent attenuation of nicotine preference by the selective COX-2 inhibitors valdecoxib and LM-4131. Collectively, these findings, along with our reported studies on nicotine withdrawal, suggest that inhibition of MAGL represents a promising new target for the development of pharmacotherapies to treat nicotine dependence.
Neuropharmacology published new progress about 2854-32-2. 2854-32-2 belongs to indole-building-block, auxiliary class GPCR/G Protein,Cannabinoid Receptor, name is 2-(1-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-morpholinoethanone, and the molecular formula is C23H23ClN2O4, Product Details of C23H23ClN2O4.
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