Thursday 28 November 2013

New Study: THC May Treat Inflammatory Diseases and Cancer By Altering Genes



An intriguing new government funded study published by the Journal of Biological Chemistry has found that THC may actually alter certain genes in our body, which may result in a positive effect on a number of conditions, especially cancers and inflammatory diseases.

Researchers using rat models found that THC positively altered 13 different microRNAs, including mir-690, which is strongly linked to inflammatory responses; the study claims that; “Among the differentially expressed, miRNA-690 was highly overexpressed in THC-MDSC (~16 fold)”.

According to researchers; “Select miRNA such as mir-690 targeting genes involved in myeloid expansion and differentiation likely play crucial roles in this process and therefore in cannabinoid-induced immunosuppression.”

They conclude that these results indicate that THC may treat “inflammatory diseases as well as cancer.”

The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute of Health.
http://www.jbc.org/content/early/2013/11/07/jbc.M113.503037.short#ref-list-1


Source:
http://thejointblog.com/new-study-thc-may-treat-inflammatory-diseases-cancer-altering-genes/

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