TABLE 2

Effect of Aβ on endocannabinoid levels in C6 rat glioma cells

Measurement of endocannabinoid levels in C6 rat glioma cells 24 h after 1 μg/ml Aβ 1-42 challenge. The amount of endocannabinoids is expressed as picomoles per milligram of lipid extract. Results are the mean ± S.E.M. of four separate experiments in triplicate.

Treatment Lipid
AEA 2-AG PEA
pmol/mg
ctrl 3.2 ± 0.05 105 ± 11 32 ± 1.6
Aβ 1 (μg/ml) 0.8 ± 0.02* 153 ± 16* 33 ± 2
  • * p < 0.05 vs. unchallenged cells (ctrl).