CB 1 cannabinoid receptor antagonism promotes remodeling and cannabinoid treatment prevents endothelial dysfunction and hypotension in rats with myocardial infarction

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1251-1258

  Wagner, Jens A ^a   Hu, Kai ^a   Karcher, Jan ^a   Bauersachs, Johann ^a   Schäfer, Andreas ^a   Laser, Martin ^a   Han, Hong ^a   Ertl, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AM 251; Anandamide; Cannabinoid receptors; Endothelial function; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; HU 210; Myocardial infarction; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; DEXANABINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HYPOTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; HYPOTENSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0038753984     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705156     Document Type: Article

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