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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Cannabidiol and Terpene Formulation Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity Tackling a Therapeutic Strategy.

Susana Santos, Pedro Barata, Adilia Charmier, Inês Lehmann, Suzilaine Rodrigues, Matteo M Melosini, Patrick J Pais, André P Sousa, Catarina Teixeira, Inês Santos and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Susana SantosR&D&Innovation Department, EXMceuticals Portugal Lda, Lisboa, Portugal.
Pedro BarataLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
Adilia CharmierR&D&Innovation Department, EXMceuticals Portugal Lda, Lisboa, Portugal.
Inês LehmannR&D&Innovation Department, EXMceuticals Portugal Lda, Lisboa, Portugal.
Suzilaine RodriguesR&D&Innovation Department, EXMceuticals Portugal Lda, Lisboa, Portugal.
Matteo M MelosiniR&D&Innovation Department, EXMceuticals Portugal Lda, Lisboa, Portugal.
Patrick J PaisLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
André P SousaLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
Catarina TeixeiraLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
Inês SantosLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Catarina RochaLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
Pilar BaylinaLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
Ruben FernandesLABMI - Laboratório de Biotecnologia Médica e Industrial, PORTIC - Porto Research, Technology and Innovation Center, Porto, Portugal.
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto · PTPolytechnic Institute of Porto · PTUniversidade Lusófona · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In late 2019, COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China. Currently, it is an ongoing global health threat stressing the need for therapeutic compounds. Linking the virus life cycle and its interaction with cell receptors and internal cellular machinery is key to developing therapies based on the control of infectivity and inflammation. In this framework, we evaluate the combination of cannabidiol (CBD), as an anti-inflammatory molecule, and terpenes, by their anti-microbiological properties, in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity. Our group settled six formulations combining CBD and terpenes purified from Conclusions and Impact: We demonstrate the virucide effectiveness of CBD and terpene-based formulations. F2TC reduces the infectivity by 17%, 24%, and 99% for CaCo-2, HaCat, and A549, respectively, and F1TC by 43%, 37%, and 29% for Hek293T, HaCaT, and Caco-2, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first approach that tackles the combination of CBD with a specific group of terpenes against SARS-CoV-2 in different cell lines. The differential effectiveness of formulations according to the cell line can be relevant to understanding the pattern of virus infectivity and the host inflammation response, and lead to new therapeutic strategies.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsCannabidiolCell LineCell SurvivalDrug SynergismHumansPlants, MedicinalSARS-CoV-2TerpenesVirus InternalizationVirus ReplicationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsCannabidiolTerpenesCBD - cannabidiolendocannabinoid system (ECS)essential oil (EO)formulationsSARS-CoV-2terpenestherapeutics

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