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Ex Vivo Imaging of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Activity and Its Inhibition in the Mouse Brain

Glaser, Sherrye T., Gatley, S. John, Gifford, Andrew N.·2006·The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Abstract

There is recent behavioral evidence that fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors produce a subset of cannabinoid receptor agonist effects, suggesting both anandamide-specific behavioral functions and possible regional differences in FAAH inhibitory effects. Here, we introduce a novel imaging method to quantify regional differences in brain FAAH activity. Upon intravenous [3H]anandamide administration, brain FAAH activity generates [3H]arachidonic acid, which is promptly trapped in membrane phospholipids. As a result, wild-type (WT) brains accumulate tritium in a regionally specific manner that is dependent upon regional FAAH activity, whereas brains from FAAH knockout (KO) mice show a uniform [3H]anandamide distribution. Increasing doses of anandamide + [3H]anandamide fail to alter regional tritium accumulation, suggesting insensitivity toward this process by anandamide-induced changes in regional cerebral blood flow. Regional tritiated metabolite levels in WT brains were highest in the somatosensory and visual cortices and the thalamus. Treatment with methylarachidonyl fluorophosphonate (MAFP) (1 mg/kg i.p.) reduced regional tritium accumulation in the somatosensory and visual cortices (p < 0.01), and at higher doses, the thalamus (p < 0.05). The selective FAAH inhibitor 1-oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl-1-dodecanone (CAY10435), although having similar efficacy as MAFP in reducing tritium in the thalamus and somatosensory and visual cortices, also reduces caudate putamen and cerebellum (p < 0.01) activity. These data indicate FAAH activity generates heterogeneous regional accumulation of [3H]anandamide and metabolites, and they suggest the modulation of endocannabinoid tone by FAAH inhibitors depends upon not only the dose and compound used but also on the degree of FAAH expression in the brain regions examined. This imaging method determines regionally specific FAAH inhibition and can elucidate the in vivo effects of pharmacological agents targeting anandamide inactivation.

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Authors
Glaser, S. T., Gatley, S. J., & Gifford, A. N.
Affiliations
Northeastern University (US)
Venue
The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-03
Volume
316
Issue
3
Pages
1088-1097
ISSN
0022-3565 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2094067592
Cited by
26
References
40
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FWCI
0.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r21aa014018-03)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (5R21AA014018)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA007316)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
fatty acid amide hydrolase, FAAH inhibitors, anandamide, endocannabinoid system, ex vivo imaging, regional brain metabolism, arachidonic acid, somatosensory cortex, visual cortex, thalamus, caudate-putamen, cerebellum, regional heterogeneity
MeSH terms
Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases, Amidohydrolases, Animals, Arachidonic Acids, Autoradiography, Brain, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Enzyme Inhibitors, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Tritium, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Polyunsaturated Alkamides, Organophosphonates, Endocannabinoids

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