Abstract
Background The G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) has recently been suggested to be responsible for those cannabinoid responses that could not be attributed to either the cannabinoid 1 (CB1) or cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptor. Several potent GPR55 agonists were identified such as lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) and several synthetic cannabinoids: One of these is rimonabant (SR141716A), an antagonist at the CB1 receptor, which showed clinical promise, but approval was revoked due to adverse events. Generally, the activity of G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is coordinated by receptor signalling, receptor desensitization and receptor resensitization. One regulatory mechanism to guarantee appropriate GPCR expression levels in physiological conditions is that of downregulating GPCRs via the G protein-coupled receptor-associated sorting protein 1 (GASP-1), thus leading to an attenuation of cellular signalling events. GASP-1 was originally found to target δ opioid receptors to lysosomes and, hence, to the degradative pathway. It was shown that GASP-1 is a key determinant in the development of analgesic tolerance to cannabinoids via its role in facilitating downregulation of the CB1 receptor.
Highlights
The G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) has recently been suggested to be responsible for those cannabinoid responses that could not be attributed to either the cannabinoid 1 (CB1) or cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptor
Several potent GPR55 agonists were identified such as lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) and several synthetic cannabinoids: One of these is rimonabant (SR141716A), an antagonist at the CB1 receptor, which showed clinical promise, but approval was revoked due to adverse events
One regulatory mechanism to guarantee appropriate G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) expression levels in physiological conditions is that of downregulating GPCRs via the G protein-coupled receptor-associated sorting protein 1 (GASP-1), leading to an attenuation of cellular signalling events
Summary
The G protein-coupled receptor-associated protein 1 (GASP-1) regulates rimonabant-induced downregulation of GPR55. From 17th Scientific Symposium of the Austrian Pharmacological Society (APHAR). Joint meeting with the Hungarian Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (MFT) Innsbruck, Austria. Joint meeting with the Hungarian Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (MFT) Innsbruck, Austria. 29-30 September 2011
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