Delta-9 -tetrahydrocannabinol and decreased macrophage migration inhibition activity

Gaul, C.C.; Mellors, A.

Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology 10(3): 559-564

1975


ISSN/ISBN: 0034-5164
PMID: 1135516
Document Number: 87258
Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (0.31 mg - 1.25 mg per kg body weight) given to immunized rats by intraperitoneal injection depresses the activity of macrophage migration inhibition factor. The lowest levels of activity in peritoneal exudates were observed 15 hours after the injection of cannabinoid. This decreased activity may be related to the impaired cellular immunity observed in regular users of cannabis.

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