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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 364(1): 131-7, 2007 Dec 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17931597

ABSTRACT

Time-lapse microscopy of human lung cancer (H460) cells showed that the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide (AEA), the phyto-cannabinoid Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and a synthetic cannabinoid HU 210 all caused morphological changes characteristic of apoptosis. Janus green assays of H460 cell viability showed that AEA and THC caused significant increases in OD 595 nm at lower concentrations (10-50 microM) and significant decreases at 100 microM, whilst HU 210 caused significant decreases at all concentrations. In rat heart mitochondria, all three ligands caused significant decreases in oxygen consumption and mitochondrial membrane potential. THC and HU 210 caused significant increases in mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide production, whereas AEA was without significant effect. All three ligands induced biphasic changes in either mitochondrial complex I activity and/or mitochondrial complex II-III activity. These data demonstrate that AEA, THC, and HU 210 are all able to cause changes in integrated mitochondrial function, directly, in the absence of cannabinoid receptors.


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Apoptosis/drug effects , Arachidonic Acids/pharmacology , Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists , Cannabinoids/pharmacology , Dronabinol/analogs & derivatives , Dronabinol/pharmacology , Mitochondria/drug effects , Mitochondria/physiology , Polyunsaturated Alkamides/pharmacology , Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung , Cell Line, Tumor , Electron Transport Complex I/drug effects , Electron Transport Complex II/drug effects , Electron Transport Complex III/drug effects , Endocannabinoids , Humans , Hydrogen Peroxide/metabolism , Lung Neoplasms , Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects , Models, Biological , Oxygen Consumption/drug effects
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