AM 281

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AM 281 | CAS No. 202463-68-1 | Cannabinoid R1 / CB1 Inverse Agonists
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Description: Potent and selective CB1 inverse agonist

Chemical Name: 1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-N-4-morpholinyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide

Purity: ≥99%

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Citations (40)
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Biological Activity

AM 281 is a potent, selective CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist/inverse agonist (Ki values are 12 and 4200 nM for CB1 and CB2 receptors respectively). Increases locomotor activity following systemic administration in vivo. Analog of SR141716A (Ki = 14 nM).

Technical Data

M.Wt:
557.22
Formula:
C21H19Cl2IN4O2
Solubility:
Soluble to 75 mM in DMSO with gentle warming
Purity:
≥99%
Storage:
Desiccate at +4°C
CAS No:
202463-68-1

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Sold with the permission of the University of Connecticut

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Citations for AM 281

The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for AM 281 include:

40 Citations: Showing 1 - 10

  1. On the influence of cannabinoids on cell morphology and motility of glioblastoma cells.
    Authors: Hohmann Et al.
    PLoS One  2019;14:e0212037
  2. Synthetic Cannabinoids Influence the Invasion of Glioblastoma Cell Lines in a Cell- and Receptor-Dependent Manner.
    Authors: Hohmann Et al.
    Cancers (Basel)  2019;11
  3. Coordination of ENT2-dependent adenosine transport and signaling dampens mucosal inflammation.
    Authors: Aherne Et al.
    JCI Insight  2018;3
  4. A novel crosstalk within the endocannabinoid system controls GABA transmission in the striatum.
    Authors: Musella
    Sci Rep  2017;7(1):7363
  5. The synthetic cannabinoid WIN-55,212-55,212 induced-apoptosis in cytotrophoblasts cells by a mechanism dependent on CB1 receptor.
    Authors: Almada
    Toxicology  2017;385:67
  6. Cannabinoid receptor 1 contributes to sprouted innervation in endometrial ectopic growth through mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.
    Authors: Han
    Brain Res  2017;1663:132
  7. Cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 and fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor URB597 may protect against cognitive impairment in rats of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion via PI3K/AKT signaling
    Authors: Shao-Hua Su Et al.
    Behavioural Brain Research  2016;313:334
  8. Lack of Hypophagia in CB1 Null Mice is Associated to Decreased Hypothalamic POMC and CART Expression.
    Authors: Lage Et al.
    Mol Pharmacol  2015;18
  9. Palmitoylethanolamide inhibits glutamate release in rat cerebrocortical nerve terminals.
    Authors: Lin Et al.
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol  2015;16:5555
  10. Selective inhibition of alpha/beta-hydrolase domain 6 attenuates neurodegeneration, alleviates blood brain barrier breakdown, and improves functional recovery in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury.
    Authors: Tchantchou and Zhang
    J Neurotrauma  2013;30:565
  11. The non-selective cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 attenuates responses of C-fiber nociceptors in a murine model of cancer pain.
    Authors: Uhelski Et al.
    Neuroscience  2013;247:84
  12. Early endogenous activation of CB1 and CB2 receptors after spinal cord injury is a protective response involved in spontaneous recovery.
    Authors: Arévalo-Martín Et al.
    Mol Pharmacol  2012;7:e49057
  13. Increasing 2-arachidonoyl glycerol signaling in the periphery attenuates mechanical hyperalgesia in a model of bone cancer pain.
    Authors: Khasabova Et al.
    Cereb Cortex  2011;64:60
  14. Effects of drugs of abuse on putative rostromedial tegmental neurons, inhibitory afferents to midbrain DA cells.
    Authors: Lecca Et al.
    Neuropsychopharmacology  2011;36:589
  15. Evidence for a role of endocannabinoids, astrocytes and p38 phosphorylation in the resolution of postoperative pain.
    Authors: Alkaitis Et al.
    PLoS One  2010;5:e10891
  16. Cannabinoid CB1 receptor facilitation of substance P release in the rat spinal cord, measured as neurokinin 1 receptor internalization.
    Authors: Zhang Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2010;31:225
  17. Expression of cannabinoid CB1 receptors by vagal afferent neurons: kinetics and role in influencing neurochemical phenotype.
    Authors: Burdyga Et al.
    Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol  2010;299:G63
  18. Cannabinoid-1 receptor activation induces reactive oxygen species-dependent and -independent mitogen-activated protein kinase activation and cell death in human coronary artery endothelial cells.
    Authors: Rajesh Et al.
    Front Pharmacol  2010;160:688
  19. GPR55 ligands promote receptor coupling to multiple signalling pathways.
    Authors: Henstridge Et al.
    Br J Pharmacol  2010;160:604
  20. Regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis circadian rhythm by endocannabinoids is sexually diergic.
    Authors: Atkinson Et al.
    Endocrinology  2010;151:3720
  21. Effects of cannabinoids on caffeine contractures in slow and fast skeletal muscle fibers of the frog.
    Authors: Huerta Et al.
    J Membr Biol  2009;229:91
  22. Analysis of promoter regions regulating basal and interleukin-4-inducible expression of the human CB1 receptor gene in T lymphocytes.
    Authors: Börner Et al.
    Pharmacol Res  2008;73:1013
  23. Endogenous fatty acid ethanolamides suppress nicotine-induced activation of mesolimbic DA neurons through nuclear receptors.
    Authors: Melis Et al.
    J Neurosci  2008;28:13985
  24. Pharmacological inhibition of CB1 cannabinoid receptor protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
    Authors: Mukhopadhyay Et al.
    J Am Coll Cardiol  2007;50:528
  25. N-arachidonoyl-DA tunes synaptic transmission onto DArgic neurons by activating both cannabinoid and vanilloid receptors.
    Authors: Marinelli Et al.
    Neuropsychopharmacology  2007;32:298
  26. Decreased age-related cardiac dysfunction, myocardial nitrative stress, inflammatory gene expression, and apoptosis in mice lacking fatty acid amide hydrolase.
    Authors: Bátkai Et al.
    Int J Mol Sci  2007;293:H909
  27. Cannabidiol attenuates high glucose-induced endothelial cell inflammatory response and barrier disruption.
    Authors: Rajesh Et al.
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol  2007;293:H610
  28. CB2-receptor stimulation attenuates TNF-alpha-induced human endothelial cell activation, transendothelial migration of monocytes, and monocyte-endothelial adhesion.
    Authors: Rajesh Et al.
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol  2007;293:H2210
  29. Tonic enhancement of endocannabinoid-mediated retrograde suppression of inhibition by cholinergic interneuron activity in the striatum.
    Authors: Narushima Et al.
    J Cell Biol  2007;27:496
  30. Presynaptic monoacylglycerol lipase activity determines basal endocannabinoid tone and terminates retrograde endocannabinoid signaling in the hippocampus.
    Authors: Hashimotodani Et al.
    J Neurosci  2007;27:1211
  31. Endocannabinoids mediate muscarine-induced synaptic depression at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction.
    Authors: Newman Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2007;25:1619
  32. Cannabinoid action in the olfactory epithelium.
    Authors: Czesnik Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2007;104:2967
  33. Cannabinoid receptor type 2 agonists induce transcription of the mu-opioid receptor gene in Jurkat T cells.
    Authors: Börner Et al.
    J Neurosci  2006;69:1486
  34. Anti-inflammatory potential of CB1-mediated cAMP elevation in mast cells.
    Authors: Small-Howard Et al.
    Biochem J  2005;388:465
  35. BDNF locally potentiates GABAergic presynaptic machineries: target-selective circuit inhibition.
    Authors: Ohba Et al.
    PLoS One  2005;15:291
  36. Prefrontal cortex stimulation induces 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated suppression of excitation in DA neurons.
    Authors: Melis Et al.
    J Neurosci  2004;24:10707
  37. The cannabinomimetic arachidonyl-2-chloroethylamide (ACEA) acts on capsaicin-sensitive TRPV1 receptors but not cannabinoid receptors in rat joints.
    Authors: Baker
    Br J Pharmacol  2004;142:1361
  38. The FGF receptor uses the endocannabinoid signaling system to couple to an axonal growth response.
    Authors: Williams Et al.
    Br J Pharmacol  2003;160:481
  39. Evidence of a novel site mediating anandamide-induced negative inotropic and coronary vasodilatator responses in rat isolated hearts.
    Authors: Ford Et al.
    Br J Pharmacol  2002;135:1191
  40. Cannabinoid receptor mediated inhibition of excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat hippocampal slice is developmentally regulated.
    Authors: Al-Hayani and Davies
    Br J Pharmacol  2000;131:663

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