COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SUBSTRATE-SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF ENDOCANNABINOID OXYGENATION
申请人:Vanderbilt University
公开号:US20150183737A1
公开(公告)日:2015-07-02
Methods for selectively inhibiting endocannabinoid oxygenation but not arachidonic acid oxygenation. In some embodiments, the methods include contacting a COX-2 polypeptide with an effective amount of a substrate-selective COX-2 inhibitor. Also provided are methods for elevating a local endogenous cannabinoid concentrations; methods of reducing depletion of an endogenous cannabinoid; methods for inducing analgesia; methods of providing anxiolytic therapy; methods for providing anti-depressant therapy; and compositions for performing the disclosed methods.