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Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volume 61, 2021

Targeting Endocannabinoid Signaling: FAAH and MAG Lipase Inhibitors

Abstract

Inspired by the medicinal properties of the plant and its principal component (−)--Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), researchers have developed a variety of compounds to modulate the endocannabinoid system in the human brain. Inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), which are the enzymes responsible for the inactivation of the endogenous cannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, respectively, may exert therapeutic effects without inducing the adverse side effects associated with direct cannabinoid CB receptor stimulation by THC. Here we review the FAAH and MAGL inhibitors that have reached clinical trials, discuss potential caveats, and provide an outlook on where the field is headed.

Keyword(s): cannabinoid receptor, endocannabinoids, FAAH, MAGL, THC
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Targeting Endocannabinoid Signaling: FAAH and MAG Lipase Inhibitors
Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 61, 441 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-030220-112741
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