“The [endocannabinoid system (ES)] participates in the regulation of immune responses in the nervous system. Activation of the cannabinoid system is associated with therapeutic effects that may be mediated by […]
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The endocannabinoid system: A revolving plate in neuro-immune interaction in health and disease (2012)
” Studies examining the effect of cannabinoid-based drugs on immunity have shown that many cellular and cytokine mechanisms are modulated by these agents, thus raising the hypothesis that these compounds […]
Cannabinoids and the immune system: an overview (2010)
“Cannabinoids can modulate immune reactions in the periphery but also in the brain, influence T cell subset balance and cytokine expression and play a role in the balance between neuroinflammation […]
Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol: a novel treatment for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (1989)
“as THC has been shown to inhibit both clinical and histologic [experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis], it may prove to be a new and relatively innocuous agent for the treatment of immune-mediated […]
Cannabinoids as novel anti-inflammatory drugs (2009)
“It is becoming increasingly clear that cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands play a crucial role in the regulation of the immune system. Exogenous cannabinoids have been shown to suppress […]
Cannabinoids and the immune system: potential for the treatment of inflammatory diseases? (2011)
“Cannabinoids can modulate both the function and secretion of cytokines from immune cells. Therefore, cannabinoids may be considered for treatment of inflammatory disease.” Kozela, E., Lev, N., Kaushansky, N., Eilam, […]
Cannabidiol inhibits pathogenic T cells, decreases spinal microglial activation (2011)
“Treatment with CBD during disease onset ameliorated the severity of the clinical signs of [experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis]. This effect of CBD was accompanied by diminished axonal damage and inflammation as […]
Cannabinoids Decrease the Th17 Inflammatory Autoimmune Phenotype (2013)
“Here we show that the main psychoactive cannabinoid, Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and the main nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, cannabidiol (CBD), markedly reduce the Th17 phenotype which is known to be increased in inflammatory […]
Antidepressive treatment during pregnancy can affect newborn brain activity
“Fetal exposure to commonly used SRI drugs may affect brain activity in newborns, new research shows. The researchers suggest that the effects of drugs on fetal brain function should be […]
Antibiotics enable growth of pathogens
“A newly discovered mechanism helps explain how antibiotics change the gut microbiota, increasing nutrients that benefit the growth of pathogens, like Salmonella.”