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ArticleJournal of cannabis research2026

Single cell multiomic analysis of the impact of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on HIV infected CD4 T cells.

Manickam Ashokkumar, Renee Y Ge, Alicia Cooper-Volkheimer, David M Margolis, Quefeng Li, Yuchao Jiang, David M Murdoch, Edward P Browne

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Article in Journal of cannabis research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Manickam Ashokkumar *Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Renee Y Ge *Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Alicia Cooper-VolkheimerDepartment of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
David M MargolisDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Quefeng LiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Yuchao JiangDepartment of Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. yuchaojiang@tamu.edu.
David M MurdochDepartment of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. david.murdoch@duke.edu.
Edward P BrowneDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. epbrowne@email.unc.edu.

Funding

Collaboratory of AIDS Researchers for Eradication (CARE)UM1AI164567 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2021 to 2026
$31.6M
Statistical Methods for Bulk-Tissue and Single-Cell Multi-Omics IntegrationR35GM138342 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Yuchao Jiang · 2020 to 2026
$2.3M
Defining the impact of cannabinoids on the latent HIV reservoir through multi-omic analysisR61DA053599 · NIDA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BROWNE, EDWARD P · 2021 to 2023
$2.0M
Regulation of HIV Latency by Host Cell Transcriptional and Epigenetic NetworksR01AI143381 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BROWNE, EDWARD P · 2019 to 2022
$1.6M
Defining the impact of cannabinoids on the HIV reservoir in humanized miceR33DA059918 · NIDA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Edward P Browne, J. Victor Garcia-Martinez · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
Defining the impact of cannabinoids on the HIV reservoir in humanized miceR61DA059918 · NIDA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BROWNE, EDWARD P, GARCIA-MARTINEZ, J. VICTOR · 2023 to 2024
$1.1M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cannabis use is prevalent among individuals living with HIV in the United States, but the impact of cannabis exposure on the reservoir of latently infected cells that persists during antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains unclear. To address this gap, we analyzed the effect of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on primary CD4 T cells that were latently infected with HIV. We found that THC did not have a strong effect on baseline or latency reversing agent (LRA) stimulated HIV expression, or on expression of an activation marker (CD38). However, using an integrated multiomic single-cell analysis of genome-wide chromatin accessibility and gene expression, we observed altered expression of several hundred genes in HIV infected CD4 T cells after THC exposure, including transcriptional downregulation of genes involved in protein translation and antiviral pathways, indicating that THC suppresses innate immune activation in infected cells. Additionally, chromatin accessibility analysis demonstrated upregulated chromatin binding activity for the transcriptional regulator CTCF, and reduced activity for members of the ETS transcription factor family in infected cells after THC exposure. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms by which cannabis use could influence the persistence of HIV within cellular reservoirs and the molecular phenotype of latently infected cells. Further elucidation of the underlying mechanisms involved in THC-mediated changes to HIV infected cells, will lead to an improved understanding of the impact of cannabis use on the HIV reservoir.

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CannabisChromatin accessibilityHIV latencyTranscriptomicsΔ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

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PMID41782037
PMCPMC13069807

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