Infectious Disease – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:58:40 +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 Infectious Disease – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Cannabidiol for Viral Diseases: Hype or Hope? https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/07/15/cannabidiol-for-viral-diseases-hype-or-hope/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:57:49 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=18820 Authors: Alex Mabou Tagne, Barbara Pacchetti, Mikael Sodergren, Marco Cosentino, and Franca Marino Published in Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers June 2020 Abstract Background: The possibility of cannabidiol (CBD) to be...

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]]> Cannabinoids Promote Progression of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma via p38 MAPK Activation. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/01/13/cannabinoids-promote-progression-of-hpv-positive-head-and-neck-squamous-cell-carcinoma-via-p38-mapk-activation/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:29:25 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17638 Authors: Chao Liu, Sayed H. Sadat, Koji Ebisumoto, Akihiro Sakai, Bharat A. Panuganti, Shuling Ren, et al
Clinical Cancer Research, 13 January 2020
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PURPOSE: Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with daily marijuana use and is also increasing in parallel with increased marijuana use in the United States. Our study is designed to define the interaction between cannab...

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]]> 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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