title: Potentiation of anandamide hypotension by the transport inhibitor, AM404.
abstract: The putative endogenous cannabinoid, anandamide (0.2-2 mg/kg i.v.), decreased systemic blood pressure dose-dependently in anesthesized guinea pigs. These effects were prevented by the CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist SR141716A [N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-me thyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide x HCl] at the dose of 0.2 mg/kg i.v. The vasodepressor responses to anandamide were significantly potentiated and prolonged by a novel inhibitor of carrier-mediated anandamide transport, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) arachidonylethanolamide (AM404) (10 mg/kg, i.v.). These results suggest that anandamide transport participates in terminating the vascular actions of anandamide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calignano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Rana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beltramo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makriyannis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piomelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D063388:Endocannabinoids; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D053284:Polyunsaturated Alkamides; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000077285:Rimonabant; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D002186:Cannabinoids; D063388:Endocannabinoids; D010880:Piperidines; D053284:Polyunsaturated Alkamides; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D000077285:Rimonabant; C078814:anandamide; C107594:N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)arachidonylamide