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. 2023 Feb 2;24(3):2885. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032885

Table 2.

Summary of the drug–drug interactions of CBD with alkylating agents and platinum-based drugs.

Alkylating Agents and Platinum-Based Drugs
CT Aim Model Administration CBD c CT c Evaluation Time Special Condition Results of Combined Treatment References
BCNU Viability U87MG, MZC, NHA 10 µM 10−5–10−3 M/200 µM 24, 72 h Increased toxicity, except for NHA Nabissi et al. (2013) [49]
Colony formation U87MG, MZC 10 µM 200 µM Day 14 Decreased colony formation
Apoptosis U87MG, MZC 10 µM 200 µM 6 h Increased annexin
TRPV2 function U87MG, MZC 10 µM 200 µM Day 1 TRPV2 dependent
Cell viability, differentiation, apoptosis, mitochondrial activity GCS lines of patients with cancer 10 µM 200 µM 24 h Medium + EGF and bFGF Restoration of BCNU sensitivity Nabissi et al. (2015) [52]
Proliferation, viability GBM (Hu, Ms), Ms NPCL 0.3–100 µM 3 µM to 1 mM 72 h Concentration-dependent effect Deng et al. (2017) [53]
TMZ Viability U87MG, MZC, NHA 10 µM 10−5–10−2 M/400 µM 24, 72 h Increased toxicity except for NHA Nabissi et al. (2013) [49]
Colony formation U87MG, MZC 10 µM 400 µM Day 14 Decreased colony formation
Apoptosis U87MG, MZC 10 µM 400 µM 6 h Increased annexin
TRPV2 function U87MG, MZC 10 µM 400 µM Day 1 TRPV2 dependent
EV release, miRs, prohibitin LN18, LN229 5 µM 800 µM 1 h Anti-oncogenic effect Kosgodage et al. (2019) [58]
Proliferation and viability (effect of CBD up to BCNU toxicity) GBM (Hu, Ms) + Ms NPCL 0.3–100 µM 1 µM to 1 mM 72 h Concentration-dependent effect Deng et al. (2017) [53]
Survival Patients with brain cancer Capsule (CBD) 100 mg twice daily, increased up to 200 mg twice daily Standard therapy Surgical resection + radiotherapy Prolonged life Likar et al. (2019) [61]
Tumour volume Nude mice with U87 MG Oral (CBD), IP (TMZ) 15 mg/kg/day 5 mg/kg/day Day 15 Increased tumour growth López-Valero et al. (2018) [59]
Viability Patient-derived GBM cells and four
Glioma cell lines (U251, U87 MG, LN18)
10, 20, 30 µM 200, 500 µM 48 h Synergic effect Huang et al. (2021) [60]
Growth inhibition U251, LN18, and GL261 sphere culture 30 µM 200 µM 24, 48 h Synergic effect
Colony formation assay U251, U87 MG 20 µM 500 µM Day 7 Synergic effect
Autophagy markers, mitophagy induction (U251) U251, U87 MG 30 µM 500 µM 24, 48 h Increased autophagy and mitophagy
Tumour growth, survival, markers of autophagy, mitophagy, and proliferation Nude mice with U87 MG-GFP-luc IP 15 mg/kg/once daily 25 mg/kg/once daily Days 7, 14, 21, and 28 Decreased tumour growth
CDDP Renal function Male C57BL/6J mice IP (2.5, 5), 10 mg/kg 1.5 before (or 12 h after) CDDP, daily 20 mg/kg single administration 72 (+ 1.5) h Decreased renal toxicity Pan et al. (2009) [64]
Histopathological damage, ROS production, apoptosis, inflammation response, nitrosative stress Male C57BL/6J mice IP 10 mg/kg/day 1.5 h before CDDP 20 mg/kg single administration 72 (+ 1.5) h Decreased renal toxicity
CDDP-induced vomiting Shrews IP 5 (attenuation), 40 (potentiation) mg/kg 0.5 h before CDDP treatment 20 mg/kg 1 h observation Mealworms 15 min before pre-treatment Modulation according to the concentration of CBD Kwiatkowska et al. (2004) [65]
CDDP-induced vomiting Shrews SC (CBD), IP (CDDP) 5, 10 mg/kg 30 min
before CDDP
20, (40) mg/kg 1 h observation Mealworms 15 min before pre-treatment Anti-emetic and anti-nausea effect Rock et al. (2012) [66]
CDDP-induced vomiting Shrews IP CBCA: 0.5 mg/kg 45 min before CDDP 20 mg/kg 70 min observation mealworms 15 min before pre-treatment Attenuation of vomiting Bolognini et al. (2013) [68]
Viability Ishikawa 3.92 µg/ml 0.25, 0.5 µg/ml 72 h Increased CDDP toxicity Marinelli et al. (2020) [69]
Viability SKOV-3 1, 10 µM pre-treatment for 24 h; 10, 15, 20 µM co-treatment 5–100 µM (24 +) 48 h No effect (or antagonistic effect) Fraguas-Sánchez et al. (2020) [70]
Proliferation, viability GBM (Hu, Ms) + Ms NPCL 0.3–100 µM 0.1–100 µM 72 h Concentration-dependent effect Deng et al. (2017) [53]
L-OHP Mechanical allodynia Male C57Bl6 mice IP 1.25–10 mg/kg 15 min before L-OHP 6 mg/kg single administration Days 2, 4, 7, and 10 Attenuation of mechanical allodynia King et al. (2017) [74]
Chemotherapy efficiency—viability, cell death, autophagy, ROS, oxygen concentration, mitochondrial function colo205 R, DLD-1 R 4 µM 10 µM 6, 12, 24 h Sensitization of resistant cells Jeong et al. (2019) [76]
Tumour growth, autophagy Female BALB/c nude mice with colo205 R IP 10 mg/kg every 2 days 5 mg/kg every 2 days Day 18 Lower tumour weight
Peripheral sensory neuropathy Swiss male mice PO (CBD), IV (L-OHP) 10 mg/kg, 3 times/week 1 h before L-OHP or in mid-term between L-OHP injections 2 mg/kg twice a week Days 28 and 56 Mechanical hyperalgesia—the tip of a rigid filament 1 week before drug injection, repeated once a week.
Cold allodynia—tail immersed in cold water, once a week, 120 s cut-off time
Attenuation of peripheral sensory neuropathy Pereira et al. (2021) [75]
CBDCA Viability, combination index, apoptosis AXA, Orig, and
SH cell lines
0.03–300 μM; IC50: 5.77,
5.30, and 5.48 μM (and derived concentration series)
0.01–1 mM; IC50: 384, 529, and 398 μM (and derived concertation series) 24 h 0.1% FBS Antagonistic effect Inkol et al. (2021) [81]

BCNU: carmustine; bFGF: basic fibroblast growth factor; CBD: cannabidiol; CBDCA: carboplatin; CBDA: cannabidiolic acid; CDDP: cisplatin; c: concentration; CT: chemotherapeutics; EGF: epithelial growth factor; EV: extracellular vesicles; GBM: glioblastoma; GSC: glioblastoma stem-like cells; Hu: human; IP: intraperitoneal; IV: intravenous; L-OHP: oxaliplatin; Ms: mouse; NHA: normal human astrocytes; NPCL: neural progenitor cell line; PO: per os; ROS: reactive oxygen species; SC: subcutaneous; TRPV2: transient receptor potential vanilloid 2; TMZ: temozolomide.