N-acyl dopamine derivates as lead compound for implementation in transplantation medicine
Conjugates of fatty acids with ethanolamine, amino acids or monoamine neurotransmitters occur widely in nature giving rise to so-called endocannabinoids. Anandamide and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol are the best characterized endocannabinoids activating both cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) and transie...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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July 2015
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Transplantation reviews
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 109-113 |
| ISSN: | 1557-9816 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.trre.2014.12.004 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trre.2014.12.004 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955470X14001189 
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| Author Notes: | Johannes Wedel, Prama Pallavi, Eleni Stamellou, Benito A. Yard |
| Summary: | Conjugates of fatty acids with ethanolamine, amino acids or monoamine neurotransmitters occur widely in nature giving rise to so-called endocannabinoids. Anandamide and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol are the best characterized endocannabinoids activating both cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) and transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channels (anandamide) or activating cannabinoid receptors only (2-arachidonoyl glycerol). TRPV1 is also activated by vanilloids, such as capsaicin, and endogenous neurolipins, e.g. N-arachidonoyl dopamine (NADA) and N-oleoyl dopamine (OLDA). Because donor dopamine treatment has shown to improve transplantation outcome in renal and heart recipients, this review will mainly focus on the biological activities of N-acyl dopamine derivates (NADD) as potential non-hemodynamic alternative for implementation in transplantation medicine. Hence the influence of NADD on transplantation relevant entities, i.e. cold inflicted injury, cytoprotection, I/R-injury, immune-modulation and inflammation will be summarized. The cytoprotective properties of endogenous endocannabinoids in this context will be briefly touched upon. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 15.03.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1557-9816 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.trre.2014.12.004 |