Abstract
2-Arachidonoylglycerol was found to inhibit the depolarization-induced increase in [Ca2+](i) in NG108-15 cells differentiated with prostaglandin E1 and theophylline in a dose-dependent manner. Such an effect appears to be rather specific to polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing monoacylglycerols such as 2-arachidonoylglycerol. Neither 2-palmitoylglycerol nor free arachidonic acid exhibited appreciable inhibitory activity. These observations raise the possibility that 2-arachidonoylglycerol attenuates the increase in [Ca2+](i), thereby modulating several neural functions in this type of cell.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-210 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 233 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Apr 1997 |