| BMI | body mass index |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| cAMP | 3′,5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| Cch | carbachol |
| CB1 | canonical cannabinoid receptor type 1 |
| CB2 | canonical cannabinoid receptor type 2 |
| CMRL | Connaught Medical Research Laboratories |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ECS | endocannabinoid system |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GPR55 | G protein-coupled receptor 55 |
| Gq | Gq alpha subunit |
| Gs | Gs alpha subunit |
| HBSS | Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| HTRF | Homogeneous Time Resolved Fluorescence |
| IBMX | 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 beta |
| IP1 | inositol-1-phosphate |
| IP3 | inositol trisphosphate |
| JTE 907 | N-(1,3 benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-1,2-dihydro-7-methoxy-2-oxo-8-(pentyloxy)-3-quinolinecar boxamide |
| JWH 015 | (2-Methyl-1-propyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-naphthalenylmethanone |
| LH-21 | 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-hexyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole |
| M3 | muscarinic receptors |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| Rimonabant (SR141716A) | 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4-methyl-N-(piperidin1-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
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