What is it about?
This is a review of the literature on research into the anti-inflammatory actions of cannabis derivatives.
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Why is it important?
Treatment of chronic inflammation is a major unmet medical problem.
Perspectives
The reports mentioned in this review provide new approaches for discovery of safe and effective drugs to resolve chronic inflammation.
PROF SUMNER H BURSTEIN
U MASS MED
When we think of inflammation, we often think of arthritis, nephritis, colitis,and rare diseases such as scleroderma and dermatomyositis. It is likely that chronic inflammation plays a large role in the progression of atherosclerosis and dementia. Thus, synthetic cannabinoids may prove useful, safe treatment for a variety of rare and common diseases for which there is no good therapy now.
Robert B Zurier
Massachusetts Area Health Education Center Network
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This page is a summary of: Cannabinoids, inflammation, and fibrosis, The FASEB Journal, July 2016, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB),
DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600646r.
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