Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive component of marijuana, exacerbates brain infection by Acanthamoeba.
Marciano-Cabral
F
F
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA. fmcabral@hsc.vcu.edu
Ferguson
T
T
Bradley
S G
SG
Cabral
G
G
D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D020808:Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D013759:Dronabinol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000187:drug effects; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000187:drug effects; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D013759:Dronabinol; D003520:Cyclophosphamide