Inhibition of guinea-pig and human sensory nerve activity and the cough reflex in guinea-pigs by cannabinoid (CB 2) receptor activation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-268

  Patel, Hema J ^a   Birrell, Mark A ^a   Crispino, Natascia ^a   Hele, David J ^a   Venkatesan, Priya ^a   Barnes, Peter J ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a   Belvisi, Maria G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway sensory nerves; Cannabinoids; Cough; Guinea pig; Human

Indexed keywords

1 DEOXY 3 (1,1 DIMETHYLBUTYL) DELTA8 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; 5 (4 CHLORO 3 METHYLPHENYL) 1 (4 METHYLBENZYL) N (1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN 2 YL) 3 PYRAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPSAICIN; CITRIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; EVOKED RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; BORNANES; CANNABINOIDS; CAPSAICIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; COUGH; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DINOPROST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; REFLEX; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0141992217     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705435     Document Type: Article

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