Relative involvement of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in the Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol-induced inhibition of natural killer activity

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 387, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-347

  Massi, Paola ^a   Fuzio, Domenica ^a   Viganò, Daniela ^a   Sacerdote, Paola ^a   Parolaro, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; Interferon ; Natural killer cell cytolytic activity; SR 141716; SR 144528

Indexed keywords

5 (4 CHLORO 3 METHYLPHENYL) 1 (4 METHYLBENZYL) N (1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN 2 YL) 3 PYRAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RIMONABANT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0033985356     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00860-2     Document Type: Article

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