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Heavy Cannabis Use Associated With Reduction in Activated and Inflammatory Immune Cell Frequencies in Antiretroviral Therapy–Treated Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Individuals
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Heavy Cannabis Use Associated With Reduction in Activated and Inflammatory Immune Cell Frequencies in Antiretroviral Therapy–Treated Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Individuals

Jennifer A Manuzak, Toni M Gott, Jay S Kirkwood, Ernesto Coronado, Tiffany Hensley-McBain, Charlene Miller, Ryan K Cheu, Ann C Collier, Nicholas T Funderburg, Jeffery N Martin, …
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.66(12), pp.1872-1882
2018-06-15
PMCID: PMC6248381
PMID: 29471387

Abstract

adaptive immunity and Commentaries cannabis Editor's Choice HIV immune activation innate immunity
We assessed whether cannabis use was associated with altered immune activation in antiretroviral-treated, HIV-infected individuals. Heavy cannabis use was associated with decreased frequencies of activated T cells and inflammatory monocytes, providing evidence of a potential immunological benefit of cannabinoids.
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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.100 Substance Abuse
1.100.625 Cannabinoids
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Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
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