AM 281
Discontinued Product
Chemical Name: 1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-N-4-morpholinyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide
Purity: ≥99%
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
The technical data provided above is for guidance only.
For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
Additional Information
Background References
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High-throughput genotoxicity assay identifies antioxidants as inducers of DNA damage response and cell death.
Fox JT, Sakamuru S, Huang R
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012;109(14):5423-8. -
Design and synthesis of the CB1 selective cannabinoid antagonist AM281: a potential human SPECT ligand.
Lan et al.
AAPS Pharmsci., 1999;1:E4 -
Effect of the cannabinoid receptor SPECT agent, AM 281, on hippocampal acetylcholine release from rat brain slices.
Gifford et al.
Neurosci.Lett., 1997;238:84 -
Imaging the brain marijuana receptor: development of a radioligand that binds to cannabinoid CB1 receptors in vivo.
Gatley et al.
J.Neurochem., 1998;70:417 -
Locomotor activity and occupancy of brain cannabinoid CB1 receptors by the antagonist/inverse agonist AM281.
Cosenza et al.
Synapse, 2000;38:477
Product Datasheets
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
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On the influence of cannabinoids on cell morphology and motility of glioblastoma cells.
Authors: Hohmann Et al.
PLoS One 2019;14:e0212037
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Synthetic Cannabinoids Influence the Invasion of Glioblastoma Cell Lines in a Cell- and Receptor-Dependent Manner.
Authors: Hohmann Et al.
Cancers (Basel) 2019;11
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Coordination of ENT2-dependent adenosine transport and signaling dampens mucosal inflammation.
Authors: Aherne Et al.
JCI Insight 2018;3
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A novel crosstalk within the endocannabinoid system controls GABA transmission in the striatum.
Authors: Musella
Sci Rep 2017;7(1):7363
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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
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Cannabinoid receptor 1 contributes to sprouted innervation in endometrial ectopic growth through mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.
Authors: Han
Brain Res 2017;1663:132
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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
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Lack of Hypophagia in CB1 Null Mice is Associated to Decreased Hypothalamic POMC and CART Expression.
Authors: Lage Et al.
Mol Pharmacol 2015;18
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Palmitoylethanolamide inhibits glutamate release in rat cerebrocortical nerve terminals.
Authors: Lin Et al.
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2015;16:5555
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Effects of drugs of abuse on putative rostromedial tegmental neurons, inhibitory afferents to midbrain DA cells.
Authors: Lecca Et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology 2011;36:589
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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
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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
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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
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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
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GPR55 ligands promote receptor coupling to multiple signalling pathways.
Authors: Henstridge Et al.
Br J Pharmacol 2010;160:604
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Regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis circadian rhythm by endocannabinoids is sexually diergic.
Authors: Atkinson Et al.
Endocrinology 2010;151:3720
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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
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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
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Endogenous fatty acid ethanolamides suppress nicotine-induced activation of mesolimbic DA neurons through nuclear receptors.
Authors: Melis Et al.
J Neurosci 2008;28:13985
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Pharmacological inhibition of CB1 cannabinoid receptor protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.
Authors: Mukhopadhyay Et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:528
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N-arachidonoyl-DA tunes synaptic transmission onto DArgic neurons by activating both cannabinoid and vanilloid receptors.
Authors: Marinelli Et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology 2007;32:298
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Endocannabinoids mediate muscarine-induced synaptic depression at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction.
Authors: Newman Et al.
Eur J Neurosci 2007;25:1619
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Cannabinoid action in the olfactory epithelium.
Authors: Czesnik Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007;104:2967
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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
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Anti-inflammatory potential of CB1-mediated cAMP elevation in mast cells.
Authors: Small-Howard Et al.
Biochem J 2005;388:465
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BDNF locally potentiates GABAergic presynaptic machineries: target-selective circuit inhibition.
Authors: Ohba Et al.
PLoS One 2005;15:291
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Prefrontal cortex stimulation induces 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated suppression of excitation in DA neurons.
Authors: Melis Et al.
J Neurosci 2004;24:10707
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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
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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
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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
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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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