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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Combinations of Cannabinoids with Silver Salts or Silver Nanoparticles for Synergistic Antibiotic Effects against Methicillin-Resistant

John Jackson, Ali Shademani, Manisha Dosanjh, Claudia Dietrich, Mark Pryjma, Dana M Lambert, Charles J Thompson

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Veterinary world · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

John JacksonFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Ali ShademaniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Manisha DosanjhDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Claudia DietrichFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Mark PryjmaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Dana M LambertAndira Pharmaceuticals Inc., 1600-925 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2, Canada.
Charles J ThompsonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.

Funding

ANDIRA-UBC Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA) F20-03027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silver has been shown to improve the antibiotic effects of other drugs against both Gram- positive and -negative bacteria. In this study, we investigated the antibiotic potential of cannabidiol (CBD), cannabichromene (CBC) and cannabigerol (CBG) and their acidic counterparts (CBDA, CBCA, CBGA) against Gram-positive bacteria and further explored the additive or synergistic effects of silver nitrate or silver nanoparticles using 96-well plate growth assays and viability (CFUs- colony-forming units). All six cannabinoids had strong antibiotic effects against MRSA with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 2 mg/L for CBG, CBD and CBCA; 4 mg/L for CBGA; and 8 mg/L for CBC and CBDA. Using 96-well checkerboard assays, CBC, CBG and CBGA showed full or partial synergy with silver nitrate; CBC, CBDA and CBGA were fully synergistic with silver nanoparticles against MRSA. Using CFU assays, combinations of CBC, CBGA and CBG with either silver nitrate or silver nanoparticles, all at half or quarter MICs, demonstrated strong, time-dependent inhibition of bacterial growth (silver nitrate) and bactericidal effects (silver nanoparticles). These data will lead to further investigation into possible biomedical applications of specific cannabinoids in combination with silver salts or nanoparticles against drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria.

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cannabinoidsMRSAsilversynergy

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PMID38927140
PMCPMC11200472

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