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Antinociceptive effects of the non-selective cannabinoid receptor agonist CP 55,940 are absent in CB1(−/−) and not CB2(−/−) mice in models of acute and persistent pain

Sain, Nova M.H., Liang, Annie, Kane, Stefanie A., Urban, Mark O.·2009·Neuropharmacology

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested a role for both CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors in modulation of nociception. To further examine the role of CB1 and CB2 receptors in antinociception, we evaluated the efficacy of the non-selective cannabinoid receptor agonist, CP 55,940, in models of acute, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain in control mice, CB1 receptor knockout mice, and CB2 receptor knockout mice. In control C57BL/6 mice, administration of CP 55,940 (0.03-0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) reversed complete Freund's adjuvant-induced tactile allodynia, reversed tactile allodynia in the spinal nerve ligation model and inhibited the noxious heat-evoked tail withdrawal response. In addition to its antinociceptive effects, CP 55,940 produced an impairment of motor coordination in the rotarod test. The antinociceptive effects produced by CP 55,940 and associated motor deficits were found to be completely abolished in CB1 receptor knockout mice. In contrast, the antinociceptive effects of CP 55,940 in all pain models were fully retained in CB2 receptor knockout mice, along with the associated motor deficits. The results suggest that the antinociceptive effects of CP 55,940 in models of acute and persistent pain, along with the associated motor deficits, are mediated by CB1 receptors, and likely not CB2 receptors.

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  • Mixed CB1/CB2 agonists such as CP55,940 or WIN55,212-2 typically act as CB1-selective agonists following systemic administration, although CB2-mediated effects may be unmasked following administration of CB2-selective agents or local administration of the same compounds.

    “Mixed CB1/CB2 agonists, such as CP55,940 or WIN55,212-2, typically act as CB1-selective agonists following systemic administration,45 although CB2-mediated effects may be unmasked following administration of CB2-selective agents or following local administration of the same compounds.”
  • Activity at CB1 dominates the antinociceptive profile of mixed CB1/CB2 agonists following systemic administration.

    “CP55,940 produces antinociception in CB1+/+, CB2+/+, CB2-/-, but not CB1-/- mice subjected to SNL, suggesting that activity at CB1 dominates the antinocieptive profile of mixed CB1/CB2 agonists following systemic administration.45”

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Authors
Sain, N. M. H., Liang, A., Kane, S. A., & Urban, M. O.
Affiliations
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Sain, Nova M.H.
Venue
Neuropharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-09
Volume
57
Issue
3
Pages
235-241
ISSN
0028-3908 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2034980130
Cited by
51
References
38
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FWCI
2.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuropharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
Keywords
CP55,940, cannabinoid receptor agonists, CB1 receptor, CB2 receptor, antinociception, CB1 knockout mice, CB2 knockout mice, neuropathic pain, inflammatory pain, acute pain, mechanical allodynia, spinal nerve ligation, motor coordination deficits, rotarod test
MeSH terms
Analgesics, Animals, Cyclohexanols, Disease Models, Animal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Freund's Adjuvant, Hot Temperature, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Motor Activity, Pain, Pain Measurement, Physical Stimulation, Spinal Nerves, Mice, Knockout, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2, Mice

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