- •Preface
- •Introduction
- •Stereochemical Requirements for Cannabimimetic Activity
- •Molecular Determinants for Cannabinoid Activity: Refinement of a Molecular Reactivity Template
- •Interactions of Cannabinoids With Membranes. The Role of Cannabinoid Stereochemistry and Absolute Configuration and the Orientation of Delta-9-THC in the Membrane Bilayer
- •The High Affinity Cannabinoid Binding Site in Brain: Regulation by Guanine Nucleotides and Isolation of an Endogenous Inhibitor
- •Regulation of Adenylate Cyclase in a Cultured Neuronal Cell Line by Marijuana Constituents, Metabolites of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and Synthetic Analogs Having Psychoactivity
- •Inhibitory and Stimulatory Effects of Cannabinoids on Eicosanoid Synthesis
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Division of Preclinical Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Alexandros Makriyannis, Ph.D.
School of Pharmacy and Institute of Materials Science
University of Connecticut
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F. Bitter National Magnet Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This monograph is based upon papers and discussion from the RAUS review on structure-activity relationships of the cannabinoids which took place on October 30 and 31, 1986, at Bethesda, Maryland. The review meeting was sponsored by the Office of Science and the Division of Preclinical Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Preface
The Research Analysis and Utilization System (RAUS) is designed to serve four functions:
Collect and systematically classify the findings of all intramural and extramural research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA);
Evaluate the findings in selected areas of particular interest and formulate a state-of-the-art review by a panel of scientific peers;
Disseminate findings to researchers in the field and to administrators, planners, instructors, and other interested persons;
Provide a feedback mechanism to NIDA staff and planners so that the administration and monitoring of the NIDA research program reflect the very latest knowledge gleaned from research in the field.
Since the number of research topics that can be intensively reviewed annually is limited, four subject areas are chosen each year to undergo a thorough examination. Distinguished scientists are invited to participate. Each scientist is provided reports from NIDA-funded research and asked to add information derived from the literature and his or her own research and to prepare a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review paper on an assigned topic. These papers, together with a summary of the discussions which take place at the review meeting, make up a RAUS Review Report in the NIDA Research Monograph series.
In recent years a large number of reviews and books have appeared summarizing research advances in the chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, metabolism, and distribution of cannabinoids and their synthetic analogs. Yet the volume of research on structure-activity relationships of cannabinoids appears to have decreased. In order to evaluate NIDA's current research program on cannabinoids, to rekindle interest in this critical area, and to focus attention on profitable avenues for future research, NIDA found it timely to bring together experts on the structure-activity relationships of cannabinoids for a comprehensive review.
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Many cannabinoid analogs have been designed. Some have served as excellent probes for understanding the mechanism of action of cannabinoids and have generated optimism that in the near future potent therapeutic drugs that lack "cannabimimetic" activity can be developed. In this monograph, while emphasis is placed on structure-activity relationships and molecular mechanisms of action of cannabinoids. chapters added to broaden the subject area will increase the usefulness of this volume as a reference text for researchers in the chemistry and biology of the cannabinoids.
Drs. Rao S. Rapaka, Alexandros Makriyannis, and Sumner Burstein served as the scientific moderators of the RAUS review meeting. The introduction and the concluding overview chapter, by Drs. Makriyannis and Rapaka, provide a brief summary of the presentations and the discussions. Jacqueline P. Ludford, Chief, Research
Analysis Branch, Office of Science, is the RAUS coordinator for NIDA.
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Structure-Activity Relationships of Tricyclic and |
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Nonclassical Bicyclic Cannabinoids |
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Raphael Mechoulam; and Morris Srebnik |
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Molecular Determinants for Cannabinoid Activity: |
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Refinement of a Molecular Reactivity Template |
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Ralph Karler and Stuart A. Turkanis |
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Pharmacological Evaluation of Agonistic and Antagonistic |
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Interactions of Cannabinoids With Membranes. The Role of |
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the Orientation of Delta-9-THC in the Membrane Bilayer |
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Alexandros Makriyannis; Ali Banijamali; |
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Cornelis Van Der Schyf; and Harold Jarrell |
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The High Affinity Cannabinoid Binding Site in Brain: |
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Regulation by Guanine Nucleotides and Isolation of an |
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Jeffrey S. Nye and Solomon H. Snyder |
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Regulation of Adenylate Cyclase in a Cultured Neuronal |
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Cell Line by Marijuana Constituents, Metabolites of |
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Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and Synthetic Analogs Having |
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Psychoactivity |
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Allyn C. Howlett |
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Inhibitory and Stimulatory Effects of Cannabinoids on |
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Sumner H. Burstein |
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Pharmacokinetics and Disposition of Cannabinoids |
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C. Nora Chiang and Rao S. Rapaka |
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Drug Abuse in India: Progress in Research |
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B. N. Dhawan |
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The Medicinal Chemistry of Cannabinoids: An Overview |
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Alexandros Makriyannis and Rao S. Rapaka |
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