Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Blockade Prevents Anti-Depressive-like Effect of Cannabidiol Acid Methyl Ester in Female WKY Rats
doi: 10.3390/ijms24043828
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Duration of immobility of female WKY rats ( B ) duration of swimming (mean + SEM) of female WKY rats. Rats received either vehicle (n = 13) or 5 mg/kg CBDA-ME (n = 13), 1 mg/kg AM251 + 5 mg/kg CBDA-ME (n = 12), 1 mg/kg AM630 + 5 mg/kg CBDA-ME (n = 12), 30 mg/kg Imipramine (n = 12). * p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: Experiment 2: A selective CB1 receptor antagonist AM251 (1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)- 4-methyl-N-(1-piperidinyl)-1H pyrazole-3 carboxamide; Tocris Bioscience, UK) and a selective CB2 receptor antagonist AM630 (6-Iodo-2-methyl-1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl](4methoxyphenyl) methanone; Tocris, Bristol, UK) were initially dissolved in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO; SIGMA, St. Louis, MO, USA) and then diluted with 0.9% saline using TWEEN 80 (SIGMA, St. Louis, MO, USA).
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