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Targeting CB2 receptors and the endocannabinoid system for the treatment of pain
Brain Research Reviews, 04/20/09

Anand P et al. - The endocannabinoid system consists of the cannabinoid (CB) receptors, CB1 and CB2, the endogenous ligands anandamide (AEA, arachidonoylethanolamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), and their synthetic and metabolic machinery. The use of cannabis has been described in classical and recent literature for the treatment of pain, but the potential for psychotropic effects as a result of the activation of central CB1 receptors places a limitation upon its use. There are, however, a number of modern approaches being undertaken to circumvent this problem, and this review represents a concise summary of these approaches, with a particular emphasis upon CB2 receptor agonists.

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