The endocannabinoid system: a potential target for the treatment of various diseases

H Lowe, N Toyang, B Steele, J Bryant… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is primarily responsible for maintaining homeostasis, a
balance in internal environment (temperature, mood, and immune system) and energy input …

Cannabinoids for medical use: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PF Whiting, RF Wolff, S Deshpande, M Di Nisio, S Duffy… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cannabis and cannabinoid drugs are widely used to treat disease or alleviate
symptoms, but their efficacy for specific indications is not clear. Objective To conduct a …

Therapeutic and medicinal uses of terpenes

D Cox-Georgian, N Ramadoss, C Dona… - Medicinal plants: from …, 2019 - Springer
Terpenes, also known as terpenoids are the largest and most diverse group of naturally
occurring compounds. Based on the number of isoprene units they have, they are classified …

Adverse health effects of marijuana use

ND Volkow, RD Baler, WM Compton… - New England Journal …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
As marijuana use becomes legal in some states, the dominant public opinion is that
marijuana is a harmless source of mood alteration. Although the harms associated with …

HIV‐Related Immune Activation and Inflammation: Current Understanding and Strategies

T Lv, W Cao, T Li - Journal of immunology research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although antiretroviral therapy effectively controls human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
replication, a residual chronic immune activation/inflammation persists throughout the …

Cannabis and its secondary metabolites: their use as therapeutic drugs, toxicological aspects, and analytical determination

J Gonçalves, T Rosado, S Soares, AY Simão… - Medicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although the medicinal properties of Cannabis species have been known for centuries, the
interest on its main active secondary metabolites as therapeutic alternatives for several …

[HTML][HTML] Inhaled cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

MH Andreae, GM Carter, N Shaparin, K Suslov… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic neuropathic pain, the most frequent condition affecting the peripheral nervous
system, remains underdiagnosed and difficult to treat. Inhaled cannabis may alleviate …

Substitution of medical cannabis for pharmaceutical agents for pain, anxiety, and sleep

BJ Piper, RM DeKeuster, ML Beals… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A prior epidemiological study identified a reduction in opioid overdose deaths in US states
that legalized medical cannabis (MC). One theory to explain this phenomenon is a potential …

Benefits and harms of medical cannabis: a scoping review of systematic reviews

M Pratt, A Stevens, M Thuku, C Butler, B Skidmore… - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Background There has been increased interest in the role of cannabis for treating medical
conditions. The availability of different cannabis-based products can make the side effects of …

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of cannabinoids in palliative medicine

M Mücke, M Weier, C Carter, J Copeland… - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a systematic review and meta‐analysis on the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of
cannabinoids in palliative medicine. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials …