Cannabis Agonist Reduces Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Tumor Growth, Study Says
- From: rpautrey2 <rpautrey2@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:13:37 -0700 (PDT)
Cannabis Agonist Reduces Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Tumor Growth, Study
Says
June 26, 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden: The administration of the cannabinoid agonist R(+)-
MA halts the spread and growth of cancerous tumors in animals with non-
Hodgkin lymphoma, according to preclinical data published in the
current issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Investigators at
the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm reported that mice treated with
R(+)-MA experienced a 40 percent reduction in tumor weight.
"The anti-proliferative and proapoptotic (stimulated cell death)
effects of cannabinoids make the endocannabinoid system a potential
new therapeutic target for individualized therapy in lymphomas,"
authors concluded.
Earlier this year, the journal Cancer Research reported that the
administration of cannabinoids halts the spread of a wide range of
cancers, including prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer,
pancreatic cancer, and brain cancer.
NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano has a review of pot's anti-cancer
properties online at the Huffington Post.
For more information, please contact Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy
Director. Full text of the study, "Expression of cannabinoid receptors
type 1 and type 2 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Growth inhibition by
receptor activation," appears in the September issue of the
International Journal of Cancer.
updated: Jun 26, 2008
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