[HTML][HTML] The potential role of growth differentiation factor 15 in COVID-19: a corollary subjective effect or not?

AO Babalghith, HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily caused by various forms of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. COVID-19 is characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the angiogenic effects of cannabinoids: enhancers or inhibitors?

J Maia, BM Fonseca, N Teixeira… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cannabinoids are compounds found in the cannabis sativa plant. Cannabinoids, such as
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), have potential therapeutic …

A bacterially engineered macrophage sponge as a neutralization decoy to treat bacterial infection

C Gao, CHT Kwong, M Tang, J Liu, H Kam, S Li… - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Antibiotic-resistant strains have emerged, and endotoxins vary greatly in their structural
motifs across bacterial species, limiting the clearance efficiency of structure-specific anti …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory effects of minor cannabinoids CBC, THCV, and CBN in human macrophages

EG Gojani, B Wang, DP Li, O Kovalchuk, I Kovalchuk - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a natural response of the body to signals of tissue damage or infection
caused by pathogens. However, when it becomes imbalanced, it can lead to various …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of oral cannabinoids on systemic inflammation and viral reservoir markers in people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: results of the CTN PT028 pilot …

RS Mboumba Bouassa, E Comeau, Y Alexandrova… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic HIV infection is characterized by persistent inflammation despite antiretroviral
therapy (ART). Cannabinoids may help reduce systemic inflammation in people with HIV …

Irisin drives macrophage anti-inflammatory differentiation via JAK2-STAT6-dependent activation of PPARγ and Nrf2 signaling

Y Tu, J Liu, D Kong, X Guo, J Li, Z Long, J Peng… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Irisin is an exercise-induced myokine that alleviates inflammation and obesity. The induction
of anti-inflammatory (M2) macrophage is facilitated for treatment of sepsis and associated …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of 25 high-THC cannabis extracts

D Li, Y Ilnytskyy, E Ghasemi Gojani, O Kovalchuk… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia NLRP3 inflammasome and neuroimmune signaling in substance use disorders

ML Guo, SK Roodsari, Y Cheng, RE Dempsey, W Hu - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the last decade, substance use disorders (SUDs) have been increasingly recognized
as neuroinflammation-related brain diseases. Various types of abused drugs (cocaine …

[HTML][HTML] Precise strategies for selecting probiotic bacteria in treatment of intestinal bacterial dysfunctional diseases

J Yang, S Qin, H Zhang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Abundant microbiota resides in the organs of the body, which utilize the nutrition and form a
reciprocal relationship with the host. The composition of these microbiota changes under …

[HTML][HTML] Toll-like receptor signalling as a cannabinoid target

MC Sun, A Otálora-Alcaraz, JA Prenderville… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have become a focus in biomedicine and biomedical research
given the roles of this unique family of innate immune proteins in immune activation …