Cannabis to the rescue? New research suggests CBD oil may protect against Covid-19 lung damage

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Scientists have discovered that CBD oil may increase levels of a protective chemical in the lungs and other organs which could stave off the worst effects of Covid-19. However, more research is needed to apply this to treatment.
Cytokine is a type of protein secreted by immune cells in response to inflammation and infection. However, an overactive cytokine response during a particularly bad case of Covid-19, for instance, can wreak havoc on the lungs and even kill patients.

A naturally occurring peptide called apelin has been shown to reduce this response in laboratory models of another killer disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.
In newly published research by scientists from the Dental College of Georgia and Medical College of Georgia, CBD oil has been shown to increase apelin levels, in addition to improving oxygen levels and reducing inflammation – and thus lung damage incurred – in ARDS.

Blood levels of apelin dropped to almost zero in the ARDS model but increased twenty-fold when CBD was administered.

“CBD almost brought it back to a normal level,” researcher Dr. Jack Yu said.

Apelin functions as a key regulator which helps normalize blood pressure and inflammation and is produced in the heart, lungs, brain, and blood. It works in tandem with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor to control blood pressure.

However, ACE2 is the very means by which Covid-19 enters human cells and disrupts normal function.

The coronavirus interrupts the working relationship between ACE2 and apelin and prevents them from allowing blood vessels to relax, hijacking cells to produce more virus.

“It is an association; we don't know yet about causative, but it is a very good indicator of the disease,” researcher and DCG immunologist Babak Baban says.
SOURCE URL: https://www.rt.com/news/503901-cbd-oil-protects-against-covid-19/


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  • Posted by $ 25n56il4 3 years, 5 months ago
    I read somewhere that Marijuana is 'nature's hydrocodone'. Isn't that a delight? My daughter occasionally uses a CBD concoction drops for her hideous cluster migraines.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 3 years, 5 months ago
    Good!, I take a dose of whole hemp plant extract with hemp seed oil as the carrier every morn in my supper beets...followed by D3, Zinc and proberry with larch extract...pretty much covers it.
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