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LH-21 and abnormal cannabidiol improve β-cell function in isolated human and mouse islets through GPR55-dependent and -independent signalling.

Inmaculada Ruz-MaldonadoAttilio PingitoreBo LiuPatricio AtanesGuo Cai HuangDavid BakerFrancisco José AlonsoFrancisco-Javier Bermúdez-SilvaShanta J Persaud
Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2018)
This study showed that Abn-CBD and LH-21 improve human and mouse islet β-cell function and viability. Use of islets from GPR55-/- mice suggests that designation of Abn-CBD and LH-21 as a GPR55 agonist and a CB1 antagonist, should be revised.
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