Cannabidiol interactions with voltage-gated sodium channels
Sait LG, Sula A, Ghovanloo MR, Hollingworth D, Ruben PC, Wallace B. Cannabidiol interactions with voltage-gated sodium channels. ELife 2020, 9: e58593. PMID: 33089780, PMCID: PMC7641581, DOI: 10.7554/elife.58593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated sodium channelsNavMs voltage-gated sodium channelHigh-resolution X-ray crystallographyIon translocation pathwaySodium channelsCentral hydrophobic cavitySodium channel mutationsTranslocation pathwayMolecular mechanismsNovel siteNovel insightsTRPV2 channelsTarget siteChannel mutationsX-ray crystallographyNon-psychoactive compoundFunctional effectsHydrophobic cavityCannabis plantChannel inhibitionSitesPlantsMutationsNeurological diseasesType of epilepsy