Endocannabinoid regulation of matrix metalloproteinases: Implications in ischemic stroke

Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-318

  Mukhopadhyay, Somnath ^a   Tulis, David A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 arachidonylglycerol; Anandamide; CB1 receptor; Endocannabinoid; Ischemia; Matrix metalloproteinase; Stroke

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 5 (4 CHLORO 3 METHYLPHENYL) 1 (4 METHYLBENZYL) N (1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN 2 YL) 3 PYRAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; DEXANABINOL; ENDOCANNABINOID; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; OLEAMIDE; RIMONABANT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; VIRODHAMINE;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; GLYCERIDES; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE;

EID: 35348971003     PISSN: 18715257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152507782109917     Document Type: Review

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