L-759,656

L-759,656

L-759,656

Chemical compound


L-759,656 is an analgesic drug that is a cannabinoid agonist. It is a highly selective agonist for the CB2 receptor, with selectivity of 414x for CB2 over CB1,[1] although it is still not as selective as newer agents such as HU-308.

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It produces some similar effects to other cannabinoid agonists such as analgesia, but with little or no sedative or psychoactive effects due to its weak CB1 activity, and a relatively strong antiinflammatory effect due to its strong activity at CB2.[2][3]

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References

  1. Ross RA, Brockie HC, Stevenson LA, Murphy VL, Templeton F, Makriyannis A, Pertwee RG (February 1999). "Agonist-inverse agonist characterization at CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors of L759633, L759656, and AM630". British Journal of Pharmacology. 126 (3): 665–72. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0702351. PMC 1565857. PMID 10188977.
  2. Huffman JW (September 2000). "The search for selective ligands for the CB2 receptor". Current Pharmaceutical Design. 6 (13): 1323–37. doi:10.2174/1381612003399347. PMID 10903395.
  3. Huffman JW (July 2005). "CB2 receptor ligands". Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 5 (7): 641–9. doi:10.2174/1389557054368844. PMID 16026310.

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