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ArticleMedical cannabis and cannabinoids2020

Cannabinoids and COVID-19.

Myriam El Biali, Barbara Broers, Marie Besson, Jules Demeules

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Article in Medical cannabis and cannabinoids, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Myriam El BialiDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Barbara BroersDivision of Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Marie BessonDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Jules DemeulesDivision of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the endocannabinoid system is involved in immune function, the effect of cannabinoid intake on infectious conditions is questioned for several years and is of particular interest in the COVID 19 pandemia. Some data suggest that the immunomodulatory effect of cannabinoids may affect the course and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Given the large number of cannabinoids consumers in the community, this commentary presents the current knowledge on the potential impact of cannabinoids and endocannabinoids on bacterial and viral infection courses namely SARS-CoV-2 disease. Practical recommendations, which can be drawn from the literature, are given.

Indexed as

CannabinoidsCOVID-19Endocannabinoid systemImmunitySARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34671712
PMCPMC7490504
OpenAlexW3052947531

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