Antiinflammatory action of endocannabinoid palmitoylethanolamide and the synthetic cannabinoid nabilone in a model of acute inflammation in the rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 181-187

  Conti, Silvia ^a   Costa, Barbara ^b   Colleoni, Mariapia ^b   Parolaro, Daniela ^c   Giagnoni, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptor; Cannabinoids; Carrageenan oedema; Inflammation; Nabilone; Palmitoylethanolamide

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 ANTAGONIST; INDOMETACIN; NABILONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PALMIDROL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BORNANES; CANNABINOIDS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PALMITIC ACIDS; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0036157693     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704466     Document Type: Article

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