THC In Marijuana Could Delay Rejection In Organ Transplants

There has been news about a couple of months ago about medical marijuana users being denied of organ transplant because of their cannabis use. Now, a new research shows that medical marijuana treatments may actually aid in the body delaying rejection to organ transplants.

Latest experiment conducted by scientists at the University of South Carolina used mice to test the effects of THC on the rejection of mice to incompatible organ transplants. The researchers found positive results.

"More and more research is identifying potential beneficial effects of substances contained in marijuana, but a major challenge has been identifying the molecular pathways involved," said John Wherry, PhD, who is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology which published the findings of the study. He added that latest research signifies the importance of cannabinoid receptors as "targets that might be exploited," with methods that change people's views about substances linked...

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