“Endocannabinoids and opioids play a vital role in mediating pain-induced analgesia.

The specific effects of these compounds within orofacial region are largely unknown. In this study we tried to determine whether the increase of cannabinoid and opioid concentration in cerebrospinal fluid affects impulse transmission between the motor centers localized in the vicinity of the third and fourth cerebral ventricles.

We demonstrated that in the orofacial area analgesic activity is modulated by AEA and that EM-2-induced antinociception was mediated by MOR and CB1 receptors. The action of AEA and EM-2 is tightly regulated by FAAH and FAAH/MAGL, by preventing the breakdown of endogenous cannabinoids in regions where they are produced on demand.

Therefore, the current findings support the therapeutic potential of FAAH and FAAH/MAGL inhibitors as novel pharmacotherapeutic agents for orofacial pain.”

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28771697

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.13970/abstract