Table 1.
Receptor target | Activity | Potential indications in neurological disorders |
---|---|---|
CB1 (cannabinoid receptor) | Partial agonist | Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease |
CB2 (cannabinoid receptor) | Agonist | Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's disease, neuropathic pain |
TRPV1 | Agonist | Migraine, neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis |
5-HT1A | Agonist | Anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
GPR55 | Antagonist | Schizophrenia, neurodegenerative disorders |
PPARγ | Agonist | Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's disease, stroke |
Glycine | Allosteric modulator | Spinal cord injury, epilepsy, neuropathic pain |
Adenosine | Agonist | Sleep disorders, anxiety, epilepsy |
GABA-A | Positive allosteric modulator | Anxiety, seizure disorders, insomnia |
NMDA | Negative allosteric modulator | Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, neurodegeneration |
TRPM8 | Agonist | Migraine, neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis |
P2X7 | Antagonist | Neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain |
5-HT3 | Antagonist | Nausea and vomiting, migraine, anxiety |
D2 | Partial agonist | Psychosis, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease |
FAAH | Inhibitor | Anxiety, depression, pain |
TRPA1 | Agonist | Migraine, neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis |
TRPV2 | Agonist | Neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis |
P2Y12 | Antagonist | Stroke, neuroinflammation, neurodegenerative disorders |
5-HT2A | Antagonist | Depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
CB1 and CB2 | Modulation | Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease |
Abbreviation: FAAH: fatty acid amide hydrolase; GABAA: -aminobutyric acid type A receptor; GPR: G protein-coupled receptor; ND: not determined; 5-HT1A: serotonin receptor 1A; CB: cannabinoid receptor; PPAR-gamma: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor; TRPM8: TRP channel of melastatin type 8; TRPV1: TRP channel of vanilloid type 1; TRPA1: TRP channel of ankyrin type 1.