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ArticleTurkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi2021

Cannabinoids for SARS-CoV-2 and is there evidence of their therapeutic efficacy?

Ahmet Onay, Abdulselam Ertaş, Veysel Süzerer, İsmail Yener, Mustafa Abdullah Yilmaz, Emine Ayaz-Tilkat, Remzi Ekinci, Nesrin Bozhan, Sevgi Irtegün-Kandemir

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Article in Turkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Cannabidiol and SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Frontiers in immunology · 2022
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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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmet OnayDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7914-188X
Abdulselam ErtaşDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-8386
Veysel SüzererDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Vocational School of Health, Bingöl University, Bingöl Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-4613
İsmail YenerDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-9462
Mustafa Abdullah YilmazDicle University Science and Technology Research and Application Center, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4090-7227
Emine Ayaz-TilkatDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature, Batman University, Batman Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-425X
Remzi EkinciDepartment of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4165-6631
Nesrin BozhanDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-8538
Sevgi Irtegün-KandemirDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6160-5626
Dicle University · TRBatman University · TRBingöl University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To combat the coronaviruses and their novel variants, therapeutic drugs and the development of vaccines that are to be effective throughout human life are urgently needed. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) acts as a modulator in the activation of the microcirculation, immune system, and autonomic nervous system, along with controlling pharmacological functions such as emotional responses, homeostasis, motor functions, cognition, and motivation. The ECS contains endogenous cannabinoids, cannabinoid receptor (CBRs), and enzymes that regulate their biosynthesis, transport, and degradation. Moreover, phytocannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoids that mimic the action of endocannabinoids also play an essential role in the modulation of the ECS. Cannabinoids, the main constituents of cannabis (

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Antiviralcannabidiolcannabinoidscannabinoid systemCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34803455
PMCPMC8573844
OpenAlexW3198437157

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