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. 2010 Dec;62(4):588–631. doi: 10.1124/pr.110.003004

TABLE 2.

Reported activities of cannabinoid receptor ligands at recombinant GPR55 in various assays

The structures of all compounds listed are shown in Figures 15.

Ligand [35S]GTPγS Binding ERK1/2 Phosphorylation [Ca2+]i Mobilization β-Arrestin GPR55 Internalization RhoA Activation
LPI EC50 = 1 μMa EC50 = 200 nMa 30 nMa EC50 = 3.6 μMb 3 μMc 1 μMd,e
1 μMd,f 3 μMg,h EC50 = 1.2 μMc
3 μMc EC50 = 49 nMi
10 μMj
Anandamide EC50 = 18 nMk 10 μMj 5 μMg Very weak agonistb N.E.c 1 μMk
EC50 = 7.3 μMj N.E.c
2-AG EC50 = 3 nMk N.E.a,c N.E.h,i N.E.c N.E.c N.T.
Δ9-THC EC50 = 8 nMk N.E.a 5 μMg,h N.E.c N.E.c 5 μMg
Cannabidiol IC50 = 350 nMk 1 μM antagonistd N.E.g N.E.c N.E.c 1–10 μM antagonistd,k
Abn-CBD EC50 = 2.5 μMk N.E.a N.E.g N.E.b,c N.T. N.T.
O-1602 EC50 = 13 nMk 1 μMd 10 μMj N.E.c N.T. 1 μMd,e,f
EC50 = 2.5 nMl
CP55940 EC50 =5 nMk 10 μM antagonistc 10 μM antagonisti Ki ∼200 nMc Ki ∼200 nMc N.T.
Rimonabant N.T. N.E.a 1–2 μM antagonistg,h,j EC50 = 9.3 μMb 30 μMc N.T.
EC50 = 3.9 μMc
AM251 EC50 =39 nMk N.E.a N.T. 3 μMb 30 μMc N.T.
9.6 μMc
AM281 EC50 >30 μMk N.T. N.T. N.E.c N.E.c N.T.

N.E., no effect; N.T., not tested.

a

Oka et al. (2007): hGPR55 stably transfected in HEK293 cells with a tetracycline-inducible promoter.

b

Yin et al. (2009): hGPR55 transiently transfected in HEK293 cells.

c

Kapur et al. (2009): hGPR55E stably transfected in HEK293 cells (β-arrestin assay) or U2OS cells (β-arrestin and GPR55 internalization assays).

d

Whyte et al. (2009): human osteoclast primary cultures.

e

Whyte et al. (2009): mouse osteoclast primary cultures.

f

Pietr et al. (2009): BV-2 (mouse microglial cell line).

g

Lauckner et al. (2008): hGPR55 transiently transfected in HEK293 cells.

h

Lauckner et al. (2008): mouse DRG primary cultures.

i

Henstridge et al. (2009): hGPR55 stably transfected in HEK293 cells.

j

Waldeck-Weiermair et al. (2008): EA.hy926 (human umbilical vein derived endothelial cell line).

k

Ryberg et al. (2007): hGPR55 transiently transfected in HEK293s cells.

l

Johns et al. (2007): hGPR55 transiently transfected in HEK293T cells.