Assistant Professor Akira Sobue and Professor Koji Yamanaka of the Research Institute of Environmental Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University in Japan have reported a potential ...

Endocannabinoids are lipid mediators that interact with G protein-coupled receptors, including cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R), which is mainly expressed in peripheral tissues with immune functions.

Medical marijuana is proliferating across the country due to the ability of cannabis ingestion to treat important clinical problems such as chronic pain. However, negative side effects and the ...

The cannabinoid type 2 receptor - also called "CB2 receptor" - is a special membrane protein. Its function is to receive chemical signals that control cellular activity. "Until now, this receptor was ...

An F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. patent details new cannabinoid CB2 receptor modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of neuropathic pain, asthma, osteoporosis, ...