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. 2019 Nov 22;20(23):5874. doi: 10.3390/ijms20235874
CB1R Cannabinoid receptor type 1
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
ECL2 Extracellular loop 2
ECS Endocannabinoid system
AEA Anandamide
2-AG 2-Arachidonoylglycerol
CB2R Cannabinoid receptor type 2
FAAH Fatty acid amide hydrolase
MGL Monoacylglycerol lipase
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
EPR Electron paramagnetic resonance
MS Mass spectrometry
FRET Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
X-ray X-ray crystallography
IUPHAR The International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
7TMRs Seven-Transmembrane Receptors
NALs Neutral allosteric ligands
CNR1 Cannabinoid receptor 1 gene
kDa Kilo Dalton
TMH Transmembrane-helix
ICL Intracellular loop
∆-9-THC Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol
CP 55,940 [2-((1R,2R,5R)-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl)-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol]
HU-210 [(6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetra-hydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-1-ol]-
WIN 55212-2 [(R)-(5-methyl-3-(morpholinomethyl)-2,3-dihydro-[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-hi]indol-6-yl)-(naphthalen-1-yl)methanone]
JWH-018 [Naphthalen-1-yl-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)methanone]
SR-141716A (rimonabant) [5-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-N-(1-piperidinyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide]
AM251 [1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-N-(1-piperidinyl)-1-pyrazole-3-carboxamide]
AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
FDA Food and Drug Administration
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
PKA Protein kinase A
PKB Protein kinase B
MAPKs Mitogen-activated protein kinases
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase
JNK C-JUN N-terminal kinase
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
AP-3 Adaptor protein 3
GASP GPCR-associated sorting proteins
FAN Factor associated with neutral sphingomyelinase activation
CRIP1a Cannabinoid receptor-interacting protein 1a
VGCC Voltage-gated calcium channel
GIRK G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels
A2A Adenosine receptor dopamine D2
D2 Dopamine receptor
CCR2 Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor type 2
CCR9 Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor type 9
β-2AR Beta-2 adrenergic receptor
mtCB1 Mitochondrial cannabinoid receptor
sAC Soluble adenylyl cyclase
MECA Melanocortin, endothelial differentiation, cannabinoid, adenosine cluster
AA2AR adenosine A2A receptor
CWxP Cys-Trp-Xaa-Pro motif
EC Extracellular
Cys Cysteine
MPR Membrane proximal region
Org Organon
PAM Positive allosteric modulator
NAM Negative allosteric modulator
SAR Structure–activity relationship
MDMB-Fubinaca Indazole-based synthetic cannabinoid
LXA4 Lipoxin 4
CBD Cannabidiol
DAT Dopamine active transporter
RTI-371 3β-(4-Methylphenyl)-2β-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)isoxazol-5-yl]tropane
7TMR Seven-Transmembrane Receptors