Table 1. Cannabinoids and Suppression of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Conditions.
Disease Model | Effect | Cannabinoids* | Citation |
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Murine Experimental Autoimmune Encephalitis (EAE) |
in vivo: disease enhanced in CB2 k/o mice in vitro: JWH-133 inhibited response to the inducing antigen. |
JWH-133 | Maresz et al. 2007 |
in vivo: resolved primary exacerbation and dampened relapses | O-1966 | Zhang et al. 2009b | |
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Murine Systemic Sclerosis | in vivo: cannabinoids ameliorated disease. | JWH-133 | Akhmetshina et al 2009 |
Disease enhanced in CB2 k/o mice | JWH-133 | Servettaz et al 2010 | |
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Murine Colitis | in vivo: reduced symptoms. AM630, a CB2 receptor antagonist blocked beneficial effects. | JWH-133 AM1241 |
Storr et al 2009 |
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Murine Inflammatory Bowel Disease | in vivo: reduced clinical scores. A CB2 receptor antagonist blocked beneficial effects. | JWH-133 | Singh et al 2012 |
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Murine Autoimmune Uveoretinitis | in vivo: inhibited T-cell infiltration into the eye by down-regulating adhesion molecules | JWH-133 | Xu et al 2007 |
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Murine Diabetes | in vivo: ameliorated disease. Both CB1 and CB2 receptors implicated. | Δ9-THC | Li et al 2001 |
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Murine Graft Rejection | in vitro: suppressed MLR proliferative response. | O-1966 | Robinson et al 2013 |
Δ9-THC activates CB1 and CB2 receptors. JWH-133, O-1966 and AM1241 are CB2 selective.