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ArticleHeliyon2023

High-CBD cannabis extracts inhibit the expression of proinflammatory factors via miRNA-mediated silencing in human small intestinal epithelial cells.

Bo Wang, Dongping Li, Anna Fiselier, Igor Kovalchuk, Olga Kovalchuk

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Medicinal cannabis plant extract (NTI164) modifies epigenetic, ribosomal, and immune pathways in paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada.
Dongping LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada.
Anna FiselierPathway Rx Inc., Calgary, Alberta, T3H 4Z2, Canada.
Igor KovalchukDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada.
Olga KovalchukDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada.
University of Lethbridge · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of chronic inflammatory disorders and autoimmune diseases is rapidly growing. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has killed over 6,209,000 people globally, while no drug has been proven effective for the disease. Screening natural anti-inflammatory compounds for clinical application has drawn much attention. In this study, we showed that high-CBD cannabis extracts #1, #5, #7, #169, and #317 suppressed the levels of expression of proinflammatory cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) and increased the expression of the anti-inflammatory suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) in human small intestinal epithelial cells (HSIEC) in TNFα/IFNγ-triggered inflammation. We revealed that these extracts, with the exception of extract #169, also profoundly attenuated induction of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) and/or IL-8 proteins through miR-760- and miR-302c-3p-mediated silencing. The prevalent components in extracts #1 and #7 influenced the levels of IL-8 both individually as well as in combination with each other. However, the high-dose cannabis extracts displayed an inhibitory effect in the growth of HSIEC cells. These results show that our high-CBD cannabis extracts decrease the levels of proinflammatory molecules COX2, IL-6, and IL-8 via transcriptional suppression or miRNA-mediated silencing, highlighting their potential against COVID-19-associated cytokine storm syndrome.

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Cannabis extractIL-6IL-8miR-302c-3pmiR-760

Identifiers

PMID37664748
PMCPMC10468390
OpenAlexW4385566329

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