Design of Negative and Positive Allosteric Modulators of the Cannabinoid CB2Receptor Derived from the Natural Product Cannabidiol

Gemma Navarro, Angel Gonzalez, Adrià Sánchez-Morales, Nil Casajuana-Martin, Marc Gómez-Ventura, Arnau Cordomí, Félix Busqué, Ramon Alibés, Leonardo Pardo, Rafael Franco*

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Cannabidiol (CBD), the second most abundant of the active compounds found in the Cannabis sativa plant, is of increasing interest because it is approved for human use and is neither euphorizing nor addictive. Here, we design and synthesize novel compounds taking into account that CBD is both a partial agonist, when it binds to the orthosteric site, and a negative allosteric modulator, when it binds to the allosteric site of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor. Molecular dynamic simulations and site-directed mutagenesis studies have identified the allosteric site near the receptor entrance. This knowledge has permitted to perform structure-guided design of negative and positive allosteric modulators of the CB2 receptor with potential therapeutic utility.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)9354-9364
Número de páginas11
PublicaciónJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volumen64
N.º13
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 8 jul 2021

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