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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2024

Endocannabinoid Hydrolase Inhibitors: Potential Novel Anxiolytic Drugs.

Hongqing Zhao, Yang Liu, Na Cai, Xiaolin Liao, Lin Tang, Yuhong Wang

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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Hongqing Zhao *Science & Technology Innovation Center, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Yang Liu *Science & Technology Innovation Center, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Na CaiOutpatient Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaolin LiaoScience & Technology Innovation Center, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Lin TangHunan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prevention & Treatment of Depressive Diseases, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0006-3127-3329
Yuhong WangScience & Technology Innovation Center, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-7475-1427

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, the idea of targeting the endocannabinoid system to treat anxiety disorders has received increasing attention. Previous studies focused more on developing cannabinoid receptor agonists or supplementing exogenous cannabinoids, which are prone to various adverse effects due to their strong pharmacological activity and poor receptor selectivity, limiting their application in clinical research. Endocannabinoid hydrolase inhibitors are considered to be the most promising development strategies for the treatment of anxiety disorders. More recent efforts have emphasized that inhibition of two major endogenous cannabinoid hydrolases, monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), indirectly activates cannabinoid receptors by increasing endogenous cannabinoid levels in the synaptic gap, circumventing receptor desensitization resulting from direct enhancement of endogenous cannabinoid signaling. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the anxiolytic effects of MAGL and FAAH inhibitors and their potential pharmacological mechanisms, highlight reported novel inhibitors or natural products, and provide an outlook on future directions in this field.

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AmidohydrolasesAnti-Anxiety AgentsEndocannabinoidsEnzyme InhibitorsMonoacylglycerol LipasesAnimalsAnxiety DisordersFatty Acid Amide HydrolasesHumansAmidohydrolasesAnti-Anxiety AgentsEndocannabinoidsEnzyme InhibitorsFatty Acid Amide HydrolasesMonoacylglycerol Lipasesanxiety disordersanxiolyticendocannabinoid hydrolase inhibitorsendocannabinoid systemFAAHMAGL

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PMID38882045
PMCPMC11179644

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