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The biological effects and thermal degradation of NPB-22, a synthetic cannabinoid. | LitMetric

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  • This study evaluated the synthetic cannabinoids NPB-22, Adamantyl-THPINACA, and CUMYL-4CN-B7AICA for their activities at cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) and their effects when inhaled, similar to smoking.
  • Using binding assays and inhalation exposure tests on mice, the researchers measured the potency and biological effects of the cannabinoids, identifying the thermal degradation of their components when combusted.
  • The results indicated that while NPB-22 and Adamantyl-THPINACA had similar CB activity in lab tests, NPB-22 exhibited weaker biological effects in inhalation tests due to thermal degradation, resulting in byproducts that lacked cannabinoid activity.

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Purpose: NPB-22 (quinolin-8-yl 1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylate), Adamantyl-THPINACA (N-(1-adamantantyl)-1-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl]-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide), and CUMYL-4CN-B7AICA (1-(4-cyanobutyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carboxamide), synthetic cannabinoids were evaluated in terms of CB (cannabinoid receptor type 1) and CB (cannabinoid receptor type 2) activities, and their biological effects when inhaled similar to cigarettes were examined.

Methods: The half maximal effective concentration values of the aforementioned synthetic cannabinoids at the CB and CB were investigated using [S]guanosine-5'-O-(3-thio)-triphosphate binding assays. In addition, their biological effects were evaluated using the inhalation exposure test with mice. The smoke generated was recovered by organic solvents in the midget impingers, and the thermal degradation compounds of the smoke components were identified and quantified using a liquid chromatography-photo diode array detector.

Results: NPB-22 and Adamantyl-THPINACA had equivalent CB activity in in vitro assays. Meanwhile, NPB-22 had a weaker biological effect on some items on the inhalation exposure test than Adamantyl-THPINACA. When analyzing organic solvents in the midget impingers, it was revealed that NPB-22 was degraded to 8-quinolinol and pentyl indazole 3-carboxylic acid by combustion. In addition, these degradation compounds did not have CB activity.

Conclusion: It was estimated that the biological effects of NPB-22 on the inhalation exposure test weakened because it underwent thermal degradation by combustion, and the resultant degradation compounds did not have any CB activity in vitro.

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