Description
RimonabantisaninverseagoNISTatCB1receptorsthatwasbrieflyexploredasananti-obesitytreatmentbuthassincebeenwithdrawnduetoconcernsaboutinducingdepressivestatesinsubjects.Inanimalmodels,rimonabantdecreasesfoodintake.Rimonabantalsoinhibitsbindingofantagoniststoδ-opioidreceptorsinvitro.Inretinalpigmentepithelialcells,rimonabantpreventsoxidativeinjuryinaPI3K/Akt-dependentmanner.
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