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μ opioid and CB1 cannabinoid receptor interactions: reciprocal inhibition of receptor signaling and neuritogenesis

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Rios, Carl, Gomes, Ivone, Devi, Lakshmi A·2006·British Journal of Pharmacology

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Several studies have described functional interactions between opioid and cannabinoid receptors; the underlying mechanism(s) have not been well explored. One possible mechanism is direct receptor–receptor interactions, as has been demonstrated for a number of G‐protein‐coupled receptors. In order to investigate interactions between opioid and cannabinoid receptors, we epitope tagged μ, δ and κ opioid receptors with Renilla luciferase and CB1 cannabinoid or CCR5 chemokine receptors with yellow fluorescent protein and examined the extent of substrate hydrolysis induced bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) signal. We find that coexpression of opioid receptors with cannabinoid receptors, but not with chemokine receptors, leads to a significant increase in the level of BRET signal, suggesting that the opioid–cannabinoid interactions are receptor specific. In order to examine the implications of these interactions to signaling, we used GTP γ S binding and mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation assays and examined the effect of receptor activation on signaling. We find that the μ receptor‐mediated signaling is attenuated by the CB1 receptor agonist; this effect is reciprocal and is seen in heterologous cells and endogenous tissue expressing both receptors. In order to explore the physiological consequences of this interaction, we examined the effect of receptor activation on the extent of Src and STAT3 phosphorylation and neuritogenesis in Neuro‐2A cells. We find that the simultaneous activation of μ opioid and CB1 cannabinoid receptors leads to a significant attenuation of the response seen upon activation of individual receptors, implicating a role for receptor–receptor interactions in modulating neuritogenesis. British Journal of Pharmacology (2006) 148, 387–395. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706757

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Authors
Rios, C., Gomes, I., & Devi, L. A.
Affiliations
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Devi, Lakshmi A
Venue
British Journal of Pharmacology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-06
Volume
148
Issue
4
Pages
387-395
ISSN
  • 0007-1188 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5381
OpenAlex
W1487872499
Cited by
327
References
42
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FWCI
14.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • British Journal of Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (DA08863)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 08863, K05DA019521, R56DA008863, R37DA008863, DA19521, R01DA008863)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
mu-opioid receptor, CB1 receptor, receptor-receptor interactions, opioid-cannabinoid interaction, neurite outgrowth, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer, CCR5 chemokine receptor, MAPK phosphorylation, Src phosphorylation, STAT3 phosphorylation, N2a cells
MeSH terms
Cells, Cultured, Humans, Phosphorylation, Signal Transduction, Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate), Neurites, Receptors, Opioid, mu, Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases

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