Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the major psychoactive component in marijuana, inhibits macrophage chemotaxis to Acanthamoeba.
Marciano-Cabral
Francine
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0678, USA. fmcabral@vcu.edu
Raborn
Erinn S
ES
Martin
Billy R
BR
Cabral
Guy A
GA
D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D002188:Cannabis; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013759:Dronabinol / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D023421:Models, Animal
D013759:Dronabinol