Review Article

Interaction between Cannabinoid System and Toll-Like Receptors Controls Inflammation

Table 3

Inflammatory effects on endocannabinoid system.

Cell or tissueStimulus in vitro or animal modelEffectReference

MacrophagesThioglycollate in vivo↑ CB2 receptorCarlisle et al. [128]

Microglial cellsInterferon-γInduces CB2 receptorWalter et al. [129]
Maresz et al. [130]

Thioglycollate-elicited macrophagesLPS↓ CB2 receptorCarlisle et al. [128]
Cabral et al. [131]

Microglial cellsLPS in vivo↑ CB2 receptorMukhopadhyay et al. [132]
Concannon et al. [133]

Blood mononuclear cellsLPS in vivo↓ fatty acid amide hydrolase activityWolfson et al. [134]

Spleen & liverLPS in vivo↓ 2-arachidonyl glycerol hydrolytic activitySzafran et al. [135]

MonocytesLPS↑ anandamideVarga et al. [136]

MacrophagesLPS↑ 2-arachidonyl glycerol Pestonjamasp and Burstein [137]
↓ 2-arachidonyl glycerol hydrolytic activity

Dendritic cellsLPS↑ 2-arachidonyl glycerol Matias et al. [138]

RAW 264.7 cellsLPSInduces CB1 receptorWalter et al. [129]
↑ CB2 receptorMukhopadhyay et al. [132]
Friedman et al. [139]
↑ anandamide Liu et al. [23]
↑ N-acyltransferase Pestonjamasp and Burstein [137]
↑ phospholipase D

J774 cellsLPS↑ anandamideDi Marzo et al. [140]
↑ 2-arachidonyl glycerol Pestonjamasp and Burstein [137]
↓ 2-arachidonyl glycerol hydrolytic activity