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ReviewBiomedicines2026

Cannabinoid-Driven Rewiring of GPCR and Ion Channel Signaling in Lung Cancer.

Didik Setyo Heriyanto, Fahrul Nurkolis, Jinwon Choi, Sohyun Park, Min Choi, Raymond Rubianto Tjandrawinata, Amama Rani, Moon Nyeo Park, Min-Jin Kwak, Bum Sang Shim and 1 more

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Review in Biomedicines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Didik Setyo HeriyantoDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada/Dr. Sardjito, General Hospital, Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0001-9728-5046
Fahrul NurkolisFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60131, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-2151-0854
Jinwon ChoiDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0009-7569-6480
Sohyun ParkDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0005-2470-4613
Min ChoiDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
Raymond Rubianto TjandrawinataSchool of Bioscience, Innovation and Technology, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia.
Amama RaniDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0008-7916-5743
Moon Nyeo ParkDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9276-3894
Min-Jin KwakDepartment of Forest Products and Biotechnology, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9832-3251
Bum Sang ShimDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
Bonglee KimDepartment of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8678-156X

Funding

a grant from the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare RS-2020-KH087790a grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Korea government RS-2024-00350362the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education (RS-2020-NR054734), the Starting Growth Technological R&D Program RS-2024-00507224This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant, funded by the Korea government (MSIT) RS-2020-NR049559
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with non-small cell lung cancer accounting for the majority of cases and exhibiting persistent challenges related to therapy resistance and metastatic progression. Increasing evidence indicates that dysregulated G protein-coupled receptor signaling and ion channel activity function cooperatively as master regulators of tumor cell proliferation, migration, survival, and therapeutic response. Cannabinoids, including phytocannabinoids such as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, as well as endogenous endocannabinoids, are uniquely positioned to modulate both G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels, thereby influencing key oncogenic signaling networks. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the role of major ion channel families, including transient receptor potential channels, potassium channels, and sodium channels, and principal G protein-coupled receptor pathways involved in lung cancer progression. We further discuss how cannabinoids reprogram these interconnected signaling systems through canonical cannabinoid receptors, non-classical targets such as G protein-coupled receptor 55 and adenosine receptors, and direct modulation of ion channel activity. Special attention is given to G protein-coupled receptor-ion channel coupling within membrane microdomains and to the capacity of cannabinoids to act as biased ligands, redirecting downstream pathways, such as the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-protein kinase B-mechanistic target of rapamycin and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling, toward apoptosis and reduced metastatic potential. Emerging strategies, including cannabinoid-based combination therapies, selective receptor biasing, and targeted delivery systems, are also highlighted. Altogether, cannabinoid-driven rewiring of G protein-coupled receptor and ion channel signaling represents a promising mechanistic framework for developing innovative therapeutic approaches against lung cancer.

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cannabinoidsCB1 receptorCB2 receptorGPCR signalingion channelslung cancersignaling rewiringtargeted therapytherapy resistanceTRP channels

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PMCPMC13113651

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