cytokine storm – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Tue, 28 Jun 2022 04:31:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png cytokine storm – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Cannabinoids as Emergent Therapy Against COVID-19 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2022/06/06/cannabinoids-as-emergent-therapy-against-covid-19/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 22:32:38 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=26483 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-Cov-2), was identified for the first time in late 2019 in China, resulting in a global pandemic of massiveimpact. Despite a fast development and implementation of vaccination strategies, and the scouting of severalpharmacological treatments, alternative effective treatments are still needed. In this regard, cannabinoids repre-sent a promising approach because they have been proven to exhibit several immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties in COVID-19 disease models and related pathological conditions. Thismini-review aims at providing a practical brief overview of the potential applications of cannabinoids so far iden-tified for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, finally considering key aspects related to their technologicaland clinical implementation.

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]]> Use of Cannabinoids to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Cytokine Storm Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/11/30/use-of-cannabinoids-to-treat-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-and-cytokine-storm-associated-with-coronavirus-disease-2019/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:42:55 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=20768 Authors: Prakash Nagarkatti, Kathryn Miranda and Mitzi Nagarkatti Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology November 2020 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the severe...

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