Endocannabinoid hydrolysis generates brain prostaglandins that promote neuroinflammation |
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Authors: | Nomura Daniel K Morrison Bradley E Blankman Jacqueline L Long Jonathan Z Kinsey Steven G Marcondes Maria Cecilia G Ward Anna M Hahn Yun Kyung Lichtman Aron H Conti Bruno Cravatt Benjamin F |
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Institution: | The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. dnomura@berkeley.edu |
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Abstract: | Phospholipase A(2)(PLA(2)) enzymes are considered the primary source of arachidonic acid for cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated biosynthesis of prostaglandins. Here, we show that a distinct pathway exists in brain, where monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) hydrolyzes the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol to generate a major arachidonate precursor pool for neuroinflammatory prostaglandins. MAGL-disrupted animals show neuroprotection in a parkinsonian mouse model. These animals are spared the hemorrhaging caused by COX inhibitors in the gut, where prostaglandins are instead regulated by cytosolic PLA(2). These findings identify MAGL as a distinct metabolic node that couples endocannabinoid to prostaglandin signaling networks in the nervous system and suggest that inhibition of this enzyme may be a new and potentially safer way to suppress the proinflammatory cascades that underlie neurodegenerative disorders. |
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