Identification and Functional Characterization of Brainstem Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors
- M. V. Van Sickle, M. Duncan, K. Sharkey
- Biology, MedicineScience
- 14 October 2005
These functional CB2 receptors in the brainstem were activated by a CB2 receptor agonist, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, and by elevated endogenous levels of endocannabinoids, which also act at CB1 receptors.
Lipid peroxidation-DNA damage by malondialdehyde.
- L. Marnett
- BiologyMutation research
- 8 March 1999
Oxyradicals and DNA damage.
- L. Marnett
- Biology, ChemistryCarcinogenesis
- 1 March 2000
The levels of oxidative DNA damage reported in many human tissues or in animal models of carcinogenesis exceed the levels of lesions induced by exposure to exogenous carcinogenic compounds, and it seems likely that oxidativeDNA damage is important in the etiology of many human cancers.
Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic study of oral Curcuma extract in patients with colorectal cancer.
- R. Sharma, H. R. McLelland, W. Steward
- Medicine, BiologyClinical Cancer Research
- 1 July 2001
The results suggest that Curcuma extract can be administered safely to patients at doses of up to 2.2 g daily, equivalent to 180 mg of curcumin, and that larger clinical trials ofcurcumin has low oral bioavailability in humans and may undergo intestinal metabolism.
Metabolism of the Endocannabinoids, 2-Arachidonylglycerol and Anandamide, into Prostaglandin, Thromboxane, and Prostacyclin Glycerol Esters and Ethanolamides*
- K. Kozak, B. Crews, L. Marnett
- Chemistry, BiologyJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 22 November 2002
The results define the in vitrodiversity of endocannabinoid-derived prostanoids and will permit focused investigations into their production and potential biological actions in vivo.
Endogenous generation of reactive oxidants and electrophiles and their reactions with DNA and protein.
- L. Marnett, J. Riggins, J. D. West
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of Clinical Investigation
- 1 March 2003
An overview of DNA and protein damage by endogenous electrophiles and oxidants is provided and an introduction to the consequences of this damage.
Aspirin and the potential role of prostaglandins in colon cancer.
- L. Marnett
- BiologyCancer Research
- 15 October 1992
This Perspective was written to highlight some of the existing literature on the aspirin-inhibitable branch of the arachidonic acid cascade and cancer, to apply that liter ature to colon cancer where possible, and to identify deficien cies in knowledge that need to be addressed.
A Novel Mechanism of Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition Involving Interactions with Ser-530 and Tyr-385*
- S. Rowlinson, J. Kiefer, L. Marnett
- Chemistry, BiologyJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 14 November 2003
diclofenac inhibition was unaffected by the mutation of Arg-120 to alanine but was dramatically attenuated by the S530A mutation, and mutagenesis experiments suggest Ser-530 is also important in time-dependent inhibition by nimesulide and piroxicam.
Oxygenation of the Endocannabinoid, 2-Arachidonylglycerol, to Glyceryl Prostaglandins by Cyclooxygenase-2*
- K. Kozak, S. Rowlinson, L. Marnett
- BiologyJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 27 October 2000
Results identify a distinct function for COX-2 in endocannabinoid metabolism and in the generation of a new family of prostaglandins derived from diacylglycerol and 2-AG.
Prostaglandin and thromboxane biosynthesis.
- W. Smith, L. Marnett, D. Dewitt
- Biology, MedicinePharmacology and Therapeutics
- 1991
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