HIV/AIDS
Cannabis and HIV/AIDS
Cannabinoid Receptor 2-Mediated Attenuation of CXCR4-Tropic HIV Infection in Primary CD4+ T Cells.
“Agents that activate cannabinoid receptor pathways have been tested as treatments for cachexia, nausea or neuropathic pain in HIV-1/AIDS patients.”
Attenuation of HIV-1 replication in macrophages by cannabinoid receptor 2 agonists
“Results indicate that CB2 may offer a means to limit HIV-1 infection in macrophages.”