PF-3845 is a selective inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase.[1] It results in increased levels of anandamide and results in cannabinoid receptor-based effects. It has anti-inflammatory action in mice colitis models. Antidiarrheal and antinociceptive effects were also seen in mouse models of pain.[2]
A 2017 study published in the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience found that PF-3845 exerts rapid and long-lasting anti-anxiety effects in mice exposed acutely to stress or chronically to the stress hormone corticosterone.[3]
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- ^ Duan T, Gu N, Wang Y, Wang F, Zhu J, Fang Y, et al. (June 2017). "Fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors produce rapid anti-anxiety responses through amygdala long-term depression in male rodents". Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience. 42 (4): 230–241. doi:10.1503/jpn.160116. PMC 5487270. PMID 28234213.