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. 1989 Dec;86(23):9584-7.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.23.9584.

Nonpsychotropic cannabinoid acts as a functional N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor blocker

J J Feigenbaum  1 , F Bergmann, S A Richmond, R Mechoulam, V Nadler, Y Kloog, M Sokolovsky
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Nonpsychotropic cannabinoid acts as a functional N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor blocker

J J Feigenbaum et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

Binding studies using the enantiomers of the synthetic cannabinoid 7-hydroxy-delta 6-tetrahydrocannabinol 1,1-dimethylheptyl homolog in preparations of rat brain cortical membranes reveal that the (+)-(3S,4S) enantiomer HU-211 blocks N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in a stereospecific manner and that the interaction occurs at binding sites distinct from those of other noncompetitive NMDA antagonists or of glutamate and glycine. Moreover, HU-211 induces stereotype and locomotor hyperactivity in mice and tachycardia in rat, effects typically caused by NMDA receptor antagonists. HU-211 is also a potent blocker of NMDA-induced tremor, seizures, and lethality in mice. This compound may therefore prove useful as a nonpsychoactive drug that protects against NMDA-receptor-mediated neurotoxicity.

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