ArticleJournal of leukocyte biology2015
Δ⁹-Tetrahydrocannabinol attenuates allogeneic host-versus-graft response and delays skin graft rejection through activation of cannabinoid receptor 1 and induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells.
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- Therapeutic Potential for Cannabidiol on Alzheimer's Disease-Related Neuroinflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- The Biological and Clinical Relevance of G Protein-Coupled Receptors to the Outcomes of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematized Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of acute THC challenge on behavior and neuroinflammation in HIV-1 Tg26 mice vary based on HIV status, chronic THC history, and sex.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Article
- Association of cannabis use disorder with postoperative complications following panniculectomy: a multicenter propensity-matched analysis.BMC plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Resveratrol Attenuates 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-Mediated Induction of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) and Their Functions.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Aging Affects the Role of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Alloimmunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- The Effects of Cannabis: Implications for the Surgical Patient.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- A Cannabinoid 2-Selective Agonist Inhibits Allogeneic Skin Graft RejectionFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- The Endocannabinoid Anandamide Attenuates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Downregulating miRNA that Target Inflammatory Pathways.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Protective effects of ΔBritish journal of pharmacology · 2020Article
- Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Prevents Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome through the Induction of Apoptosis in Immune Cells, Leading to Cytokine Storm Suppression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
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- Mechanisms of Cannabinoids and Potential Applicability to Skin Diseases.Clinical drug investigation · 2020Review
- The nephrologist's guide to cannabis and cannabinoids.Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension · 2020Review
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- Administration of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Post-Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B Exposure Protects Mice From Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Toxicity.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
- Use of Cannabinoids to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Cytokine Storm Associated with Coronavirus Disease-2019.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
- AhR Activation Leads to Massive Mobilization of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells with Immunosuppressive Activity through Regulation of CXCR2 and MicroRNA miR-150-5p and miR-543-3p That Target Anti-Inflammatory Genes.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2019Article
- Acute and short-term administrations of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol modulate major gut metabolomic regulatory pathways in C57BL/6 mice.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells: Not Only in Tumor Immunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Immune cells have been shown to express cannabinoid receptors and to produce endogenous ligands. Moreover, activation of cannabinoid receptors on immune cells has been shown to trigger potent immunosuppression. Despite such studies, the role of cannabinoids in transplantation, specifically to prevent allograft rejection, has not, to our knowledge, been investigated previously. In the current study, we tested the effect of THC on the suppression of HvGD as well as rejection of skin allografts. To this end, we studied HvGD by injecting H-2(k) splenocytes into H-2(b) mice and analyzing the immune response in the draining ingLNs. THC treatment significantly reduced T cell proliferation and activation in draining LNs of the recipient mice and decreased early stage rejection-indicator cytokines, including IL-2 and IFN-γ. THC treatment also increased the allogeneic skin graft survival. THC treatment in HvGD mice led to induction of MDSCs. Using MDSC depletion studies as well as adoptive transfer experiments, we found that THC-induced MDSCs were necessary for attenuation of HvGD. Additionally, using pharmacological inhibitors of CB1 and CB2 receptors and CB1 and CB2 knockout mice, we found that THC was working preferentially through CB1. Together, our research shows, for the first time to our knowledge, that targeting cannabinoid receptors may provide a novel treatment modality to attenuate HvGD and prevent allograft rejection.
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