2-Arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist: identification as one of the major species of monoacylglycerols in various rat tissues, and evidence for its generation through CA2+-dependent and -independent mechanisms.

Abstract:

:The molecular species compositions of monoacylglycerols obtained from various rat tissues were examined by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses. We confirmed that 2-arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist, is one of the most abundant molecular species of monoacylglycerols in the brain. Substantial amounts of 2-arachidonoylglycerol were also found in the liver, spleen, lung and kidney, but the levels were considerably lower than that in the brain. We found that a small amount of 2-arachidonoylglycerol was generated in a brain homogenate during incubation in the absence of Ca2+. Importantly, the generation of 2-arachidonoylglycerol was markedly augmented in the presence of Ca2+, suggesting that Ca2+ plays a key role in regulation of the generation of 2-arachidonoylglycerol in this tissue.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Kondo S,Kondo H,Nakane S,Kodaka T,Tokumura A,Waku K,Sugiura T

doi

10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00581-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-06-12 00:00:00

pages

152-6

issue

2

eissn

0014-5793

issn

1873-3468

pii

S0014-5793(98)00581-X

journal_volume

429

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