The endocannabinoid transporter and FAAH are sites of modulation that allow pharmacological enhancement of protective endocannabinergic signals. Selective inhibitors of the transporter and inhibitors of FAAH caused additive augmentation of endogenous signaling events mediated by the cannabinoid CB1 receptor. Disruption of such signals has been shown to prevent neuronal maintenance processes and increase vulnerability to brain damage. Here, blocking endocannabinoid inactivation enhanced cannabinergic activity and ameliorated cellular disturbances associated with excitotoxicity. Modulating the endocannabinoid system in this way also prevented excitotoxic behavioral abnormalities including memory impairment. Collectively, these results indicate that increasing endocannabinoid responses by inhibiting the endocannabinoid transported and/or the inhibiting FAAH leads to molecular, cellular, and functional protection against excitotoxic insults like stroke and traumatic brain injury.
内源
大麻素转运体和
FAAH是调节的位点,允许药物增强保护性内源
大麻素信号。选择性转运体
抑制剂和
FAAH
抑制剂导致通过
大麻素CB1受体介导的内源信号事件的加成增强。破坏这种信号已被证明可以防止神经维持过程并增加对脑损伤的脆弱性。在这里,阻断内源
大麻素失活增强了
大麻活性,并改善了与兴奋毒性相关的细胞紊乱。以这种方式调节内源
大麻素系统还可以预防兴奋毒性行为异常,包括记忆障碍。总的来说,这些结果表明,通过抑制内源
大麻素转运体和/或抑制
FAAH来增加内源
大麻素反应,可以在分子、细胞和功能上保护免受像中风和创伤性脑损伤等兴奋毒性侵害。