O-1602 is an agonist of GPR55 (EC50 = 13 nM in a GTPγS binding assay) and a derivative of the GPR55 agonist abnormal cannabidiol.[1] It is selective for GPR55 over cannabinoid (CB) receptor 1 (CB1) and CB2 (EC50s = >30 µM for both in GTPγS binding assays). O-1602 (50 µM) reduces growth of Mz-ChA-1, HuCCT-1, CC-LP-1, and SG231 cholangiocarcinoma cells and reduces tumor growth in a Mz-ChA-1 mouse xenograft model when administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg per day.[2] O-1602 increases calcium mobilization and lipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes in a concentration-dependent manner and increases food intake and fat mass in rats; however, this effect was also observed in mice lacking GPR55.[3] O-1602 reduces movement-induced firing of nociceptive C fibers in a rat model of inflammatory joint pain.[4] It also decreases IL-6 and TNF-α levels and myeloperoxidase activities in the plasma, lungs, and pancreas in a mouse model of acute pancreatitis.[5]
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[5]. Li, K., Feng, J.-Y., Li, Y.-Y., et al. Anti-inflammatory role of cannabidiol and O-1602 in cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice. Pancreas 42(1), 123-129 (2013).