Condition: Inflammation


Microglial Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor Regulates Brain Inflammation in a Sex-Specific Manner

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Background: Neuroinflammation is a key feature shared by most, if not all, neuropathologies. It involves complex biological processes that act as…

Cannabis Cessation, Inflammatory Markers and Schizophrenia

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Objective A dysbalance of the immune system in schizophrenia has been largely described but few studies have investigated the impact of…

Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Properties of the Cannabis Terpene Myrcene in Rat Adjuvant Monoarthritis

Abstract Cannabis-based terpenes are believed to modulate physiological responses to disease and alter the efficacy of cannabinoids in the so-called “entourage effect”. The monoterpene myrcene can reduce nociception produced by…

Standardized Cannabis Smoke Extract Induces Inflammation in Human Lung Fibroblasts

Abstract Cannabis (marijuana) is the most commonly used illicit product in the world and is the second most smoked plant after tobacco. There has been a rapid increase in the…

Medical Cannabis Activity Against Inflammation: Active Compounds and Modes of Action

Abstract Inflammation often develops from acute, chronic, or auto-inflammatory disorders that can lead to compromised organ function. Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) has been used to treat inflammation for millennia, but its…

Anti-inflammatory potential of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in hyperinsulinemia: an experimental study

Please use this link to access publication Abstract Background Hyperinsulinemia (HI) means that the amount of insulin in the blood is higher than normal and is often associated with type…

Potential Pro-Inflammatory Effect of Vitamin E Analogs through Mitigation of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Binding to the Cannabinoid 2 Receptor

Abstract Vitamin E acetate, which is used as a diluent of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been reported as the primary causative agent of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI)….

Analysis of Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of 25 High-THC Cannabis Extracts

Abstract Cannabis sativa is one of the oldest cultivated plants. Many of the medicinal properties of cannabis are known, although very few cannabis-based formulations became prescribed drugs. Previous research demonstrated that…

Non-psychotropic Cannabis sativa L. phytocomplex modulates microglial inflammatory response through CB2 receptors-, endocannabinoids-, and NF-κB-mediated signaling

Abstract Cannabis sativa L. is increasingly emerging for its protective role in modulating neuroinflammation, a complex process orchestrated among others by microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system….

Non-psychotropic Cannabis sativa L. phytocomplex modulates microglial inflammatory response through CB2 receptors-, endocannabinoids-, and NF-κB-mediated signaling

Abstract Cannabis sativa L. is increasingly emerging for its protective role in modulating neuroinflammation, a complex process orchestrated among others by microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system….