Viruses – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:31:13 +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 Viruses – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Marijuana use in hepatitis C infection does not affect liver biopsy histology or treatment outcomes. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2014/07/01/marijuana-use-in-hepatitis-c-infection/ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:39:52 +0000 http://cannabisclinicians.org/?p=6366 Authors: Theresa Liu, Glen T Howell, Lucy Turner, Kimberley Corace, Gary Garber, Curtis Cooper
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, July-August 2014
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BACKGROUND: Marijuana smoking is prevalent among hepatitis C virus-infected patients. The literature assessing the influence of marijuana on liver disease progression and hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment outcomes is conflicting. METHODS: The authors evaluated hepatitis C...

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]]> Cannabinoid receptor 2-mediated attenuation of CXCR4-tropic HIV infection in primary CD4+ T cells. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2012/03/20/cbd-reduces-hiv-infection/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:56:36 +0000 http://cannabisclinicians.org/?p=4771 Authors: Cristina Maria Costantino, Achla Gupta, Alice W. Yewdall, Benjamin M. Dale, et al
PLoS One, 2012
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Agents that activate cannabinoid receptor pathways have been tested as treatments for cachexia, nausea or neuropathic pain in HIV-1/AIDS patients. The cannabinoid receptors (CB(1)R and CB(2)R) and the HIV-1 co-receptors, CCR5 and CXCR4, all signal via Gαi-coupled pathways. We...

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]]> Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhibits lytic replication of gamma oncogenic herpesviruses in vitro. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2004/09/15/thc-inhibits-replication-of-herpes-viruses-in-vitro/ Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:03:11 +0000 http://cannabisclinicians.org/?p=10949 Authors: Maria M. Medveczky, Tracy A. Sherwood, Thomas W. Klein, Herman Friedman, Peter G. Medveczky
BMC Medicinevolume, 15 September 2004
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BACKGROUND: The major psychoactive cannabinoid compound of marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been shown to modulate immune responses and lymphocyte function. After primary infection the viral DNA genome of gamma herpesviruses persists in lymphoid cell nuclei i...

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