Fol. Biol. 2012, 58, 75-80

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2012058020075

Anti-proliferative and Anti-angiogenic Effects of CB2R Agonist (JWH-133) in Non-small Lung Cancer Cells (A549) and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells: an in Vitro Investigation

B. Vidinský1, Peter Gál2,3,4, M. Pilátová1, Z. Vidová1,5, P. Solár6, L. Varinská1, L. Ivanová1, J. Mojžiš1

1Department of Pharmacology, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
2Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Slovak Republic
3East-Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department for Biomedical Research, Košice, Slovak Republic
4Institute of Histology and Embryology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
51st Department of Psychiatry, Louis Pasteur University Hospital and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
6Institute of Biology and Ecology, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received July 2011
Accepted August 2011

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