Alcohol and cannabinoids differentially affect HIV infection and function of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDC)

Alcohol and cannabinoids differentially affect HIV infection and function of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDC)

During human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, alcohol has been known to induce inflammation while cannabinoids have been shown to have an anti-inflammatory role. For instance cannabinoids have been shown to reduce susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and attenuate HIV replication in macrophages....

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Main Authors: Marisela eAgudelo, Gloria eFigueroa, Adriana eYndart, Gianna eCasteleiro, Karla eMuñoz, Thangavel eSamikkannu, Venkata Subba Rao Atluri, Madhavan P. Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HIV
alcohol
thc
cannabinoid
MDDC
JWH-015
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01452/full

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