Do cannabinoids have a therapeutic role in transplantation?

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Authors: Mitzi Nagarkatti, Sadiye Amcaoglu Rieder, Venkatesh L. Hegde, Shunsuke Kanada, et al
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, August 2010
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Cannabinoids have emerged as powerful drug candidates for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases due to their immunosuppressive properties. Significant clinical and experimental data on the use of cannabinoids as anti-inflammatory agents exist in many autoimmune…

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Cannabidiol attenuates the appetitive effects of Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in humans smoking their chosen cannabis.

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Authors: Celia J.A. Morgan, Tom P. Freeman, Gráinne L. Schafer, H. Valerie Curran
Neuropsychopharmacology, August 2010
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Worldwide cannabis dependence is increasing, as is the concentration of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in street cannabis. At the same time, the concentration of the second most abundant cannabinoid in street cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), is decreasing. These two cannabino…

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