Rimonabant
Rimonabant is an anorectic anti-obesity drug produced and marketed by Sanofi-Aventis. It is an inverse agonist for the cannabinoid receptor CB1. Its main avenue of effect is reduction in appetite. Rimonabant is the first selective CB1 receptor blocker to be approved for use anywhere in the world. Rimonabant is approved in 38 countries including the E.U., Mexico, and Brazil. It was rejected for approval for use in the United States. This decision was made after a U.S. advisory panel recommended the medicine not be approved because it may increase suicidal thinking and depression.
Structure for HMDB15623 (Rimonabant)
C22H21Cl3N4O
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5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-N-(piperidin-1-yl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide
rimonabant
158681-13-1
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This compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as phenylpyrazoles. These are compounds containing a phenylpyrazole skeleton, which consists of a pyrazole bound to a phenyl group.
Chemical entities
Organic compounds
Organoheterocyclic compounds
Azoles
Phenylpyrazoles
Aromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
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Rimonabant
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116088
- Huestis MA, Gorelick DA, Heishman SJ, Preston KL, Nelson RA, Moolchan ET, Frank RA: Blockade of effects of smoked marijuana by the CB1-selective cannabinoid receptor antagonist SR141716. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001 Apr;58(4):322-8. [PubMed:11296091 ]
- Maldonado R, Valverde O, Berrendero F: Involvement of the endocannabinoid system in drug addiction. Trends Neurosci. 2006 Apr;29(4):225-32. Epub 2006 Feb 17. [PubMed:16483675 ]
- Gelfand EV, Cannon CP: Rimonabant: a selective blocker of the cannabinoid CB1 receptors for the management of obesity, smoking cessation and cardiometabolic risk factors. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2006 Mar;15(3):307-15. [PubMed:16503766 ]
- Xie S, Furjanic MA, Ferrara JJ, McAndrew NR, Ardino EL, Ngondara A, Bernstein Y, Thomas KJ, Kim E, Walker JM, Nagar S, Ward SJ, Raffa RB: The endocannabinoid system and rimonabant: a new drug with a novel mechanism of action involving cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonism–or inverse agonism–as potential obesity treatment and other therapeutic use. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2007 Jun;32(3):209-31. [PubMed:17489873 ]
- Deadwyler SA, Goonawardena AV, Hampson RE: Short-term memory is modulated by the spontaneous release of endocannabinoids: evidence from hippocampal population codes. Behav Pharmacol. 2007 Sep;18(5-6):571-80. [PubMed:17762525 ]
- Cahill K, Ussher M: Cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonists (rimonabant) for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD005353. [PubMed:17943852 ]
Enzymes
- General function:
- Involved in monooxygenase activity
- Specific function:
- Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It performs a variety of oxidation reactions (e.g. caffeine 8-oxidation, omeprazole sulphoxidation, midazolam 1-hydroxylation and midazolam 4-hydroxylation) of structurally unrelated compounds, including steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics. Acts as a 1,8-cineole 2-exo-monooxygenase. The enzyme also hydroxylates etoposide.
- Gene Name:
- CYP3A4
- Uniprot ID:
- P08684
- Molecular weight:
- 57255.585
References
- Leite CE, Mocelin CA, Petersen GO, Leal MB, Thiesen FV: Rimonabant: an antagonist drug of the endocannabinoid system for the treatment of obesity. Pharmacol Rep. 2009 Mar-Apr;61(2):217-24. [PubMed:19443932 ]
- Lazary J, Juhasz G, Hunyady L, Bagdy G: Personalized medicine can pave the way for the safe use of CB(1) receptor antagonists. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2011 May;32(5):270-80. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2011.02.013. Epub 2011 Apr 16. [PubMed:21497918 ]
- General function:
- Involved in G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
- Specific function:
- Involved in cannabinoid-induced CNS effects. Acts by inhibiting adenylate cyclase. Could be a receptor for anandamide. Inhibits L-type Ca(2+) channel current. Isoform 2 and isoform 3 have altered ligand binding
- Gene Name:
- CNR1
- Uniprot ID:
- P21554
- Molecular weight:
- 52857.4
References
- Shire D, Calandra B, Delpech M, Dumont X, Kaghad M, Le Fur G, Caput D, Ferrara P: Structural features of the central cannabinoid CB1 receptor involved in the binding of the specific CB1 antagonist SR 141716A. J Biol Chem. 1996 Mar 22;271(12):6941-6. [PubMed:8636122 ]
- Chen X, Ji ZL, Chen YZ: TTD: Therapeutic Target Database. Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Jan 1;30(1):412-5. [PubMed:11752352 ]