Marijuana may help in organ transplant: study

According to the findings of a new research, In cases where transplanted organ may not be a perfect match, Marijuana can be used to delay the rejection of an incompatible organ.

THC, the active ingredient in Marijuana, can be used as an component for anti-rejection therapy as per the findings.

Mitzi Nagarkatti from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in the US said, “We are excited to demonstrate for the first time that Cannabinoid receptors play an important role in the prolongation of rejection of a foreign graft by suppressing immune response in the recipient”.

 The study may help doctors to discover a new approach to prevent transplant rejection and other inflammatory diseases, thus opening a new area of research.

“In our experiments we have used two groups of mice which were genetically different and transplanted the skin from one group to other. All the mice received incompatible skin....

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