title: New antihypertensive cannabinoids.
abstract: A number of azacannabinoids containing hydroxyacyl and aminoacetyl substituents on the nitrogen atom were synthesized. The hydroxyacetyl and gamma-hydroxybutyryl derivatives were potent antihypertensive agents (minimum effective dose, 3-5 mg/kg, orally) of the same order of activity as the highly CNS-active N-propargyl derivatives Ia and Ib. Furthermore, 4a showed weak stimulant properties at hypotensive dose levels, in contrast to the strongly CNS-depressant action characteristic of the N-propargyl analogues.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002186:Cannabinoids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents