Electrochemical sensing: A prognostic tool in the fight against COVID-19

S Kotru, M Klimuntowski, H Ridha, Z Uddin… - TrAC Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the world, despite all efforts in infection control and
treatment/vaccine development. Hospitals are currently overcrowded, with health statuses of …

Cannabidiol regulates apoptosis and autophagy in inflammation and cancer: A review

Z Fu, PY Zhao, XP Yang, H Li, SD Hu, YX Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a terpenoid naturally found in plants. The purified compound is used
in the treatment of mental disorders because of its antidepressive, anxiolytic, and …

The link between cannabis use, immune system, and viral infections

SB Maggirwar, JH Khalsa - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cannabis continues to be the most used drug in the world today. Research shows that
cannabis use is associated with a wide range of adverse health consequences that may …

Cannabinoids modulate the microbiota–gut–brain axis in HIV/SIV infection by reducing neuroinflammation and dysbiosis while concurrently elevating …

M McDew-White, E Lee, LS Premadasa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Although the advent of combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART) has
transformed HIV into a manageable chronic disease, an estimated 30–50% of people living …

Cannabinoids and the coronavirus

KP Hill - Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2020 - liebertpub.com
These are uncertain times as we attempt to manage our lives during the Coronavirus Covid-
19 pandemic. It is not surprising, as possible treatments for Covid-19 are discussed, that …

Daily cannabis use is associated with lower CNS inflammation in people with HIV

CWM Watson, LM Campbell, N Sun-Suslow… - Journal of the …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective: Recent cannabis exposure has been associated with lower rates of
neurocognitive impairment in people with HIV (PWH). Cannabis's anti-inflammatory …

Methamphetamine and cannabis: a tale of two drugs and their effects on HIV, brain, and behavior

R Saloner, JA Fields, MCG Marcondes… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2020 - Springer
HIV infection and drug use intersect epidemiologically, and their combination can result in
complex effects on brain and behavior. The extent to which drugs affect the health of …

Cannabidiol modulates expression of type I IFN response genes and HIV infection in macrophages

S Tomer, W Mu, G Suryawanshi, H Ng, L Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is a widely used drug in the United States and the frequency of
cannabis use is particularly high among people living with HIV (PLWH). One key component …

Cannabinoids reduce extracellular vesicle release from HIV-1 infected myeloid cells and inhibit viral transcription

C DeMarino, M Cowen, P Khatkar, B Cotto… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Of the 37.9 million individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1),
approximately 50% exhibit HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). We and others …

The Combined Effects of Cannabis, Methamphetamine, and HIV on Neurocognition

JM Rogers, JE Iudicello, MCG Marcondes, EE Morgan… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Objective: Methamphetamine and cannabis are two widely used substances among people
living with HIV (PLWH). Whereas methamphetamine use has been found to worsen HIV …