Can Cannabinoids Fight Ebola?

[MSimon]

CBD Protective Against Ebola Virus
The article is by Dr. David Allen. I trust him. He knows his endocannabinoid science.

There is good scientific evidence that cannabinoids, and in particular Cannabidiol (CBD), may offer control of the immune system and in turn provide protection from viral infections (4). Cannabis has already been recognized to inhibit fungus and bacteria and can be considered a new class of antimicrobial because of the different mechanism of action from other antimicrobials. (1)

Ebola is a complex RNA viral organism that causes the cell to engulf it by pinocytosis, and then the virus hijacks the cell to replicate itself. This replication can involve many mutations in the RNA code that make it difficult to impossible to create an effective vaccine. There are U.S. Patents showing evidence that Cannabinoids have significant anti-viral activity. (3) (4)

Normally any virus infected cells will produce surface proteins that are identified as foreign. The Immune system attacks these cells when the surface protein is identified as foreign. The Ebola virus infection causes the cell to produce proteins that hide the virus from the immune system. The viral proteins are sterically shielded, i.e. “hidden” from view, thereby hindering cellular (and thus viral) destruction by the immune system. This mechanism allows the RNA virus to hide the infected cell by shielding it from view from the immune system.

The cause of death by this virus is the body’s own immune response to the viral infection. This is what causes the mortality and morbidity of this infection. Subsequently, the virus triggers the immune killer cells to release the enzymes (cytokines) they hold. This release of enzymes causes other lymphocyte to release even more Cytokines in a Storm of release. This is properly termed a Cytokine Storm.

Causes small blood clots to form in all arterioles, called; DIC or Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.
Causes a massive Coagulopathy where the blood will not to clot properly simultaneously with the DIC (Bleeding and clotting occur at the same time.) Toxic Shock Syndrome occurs when the cytokines release causes the blood vessels to dilate to such an extent that a shock state exists.

Cannabinoids are proven to reduce and prevent Toxic Shock and DIC (2)

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Much more at the link including cites.

I have other news on the subject here: http://classicalvalues.com/2014/10/ebola-and-cannabis/

[ohiovr]

"This United States Patent, proves cannabinoids treats this immune dysfunction that becomes what is known as a Cytokine Storm caused by different viral infections. "

There ya go. That's your proof! No such thing as a patent that is "patently false". No siree...

[MSimon]

"This United States Patent, proves cannabinoids treats this immune dysfunction that becomes what is known as a Cytokine Storm caused by different viral infections. "

There ya go. That's your proof! No such thing as a patent that is "patently false". No siree...

Ah. But if you know a fair amount about the endocannabinoid system the patent makes sense. We also have lab animal results and anecdotes. Clinical studies are illegal in the US.

You might want to research "endocannabinoid cytokine" and "cannabinoid cytokine" and "cannabinoid cytokine aging".

[choff]

The best way to test it would be take a stoner, give him some joints, put him in a sealed room and them inject him with Ebola virus, any volunteers?

[MSimon]

The best way to test it would be take a stoner, give him some joints, put him in a sealed room and them inject him with Ebola virus, any volunteers?

Au contraire. The best way to test it would be to make cannabis freely available in the affected regions and see if it helps. There is not enough medical help to go around in those places.

But I get you. There is a sickness going around that wants to kill stoners. Very civilized. So moral. So religious.

Well I can help. I wrote a how to about 10 years ago.

http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/200 ... users.html

I'm urging the Republicans to make it a plank in their platform for 2016. Death to pot heads. That should insure a landslide win.

[ohiovr]

The best way to test it would be take a stoner, give him some joints, put him in a sealed room and them inject him with Ebola virus, any volunteers?

Oh man I hope you are not a clinical scientist. Lol!

[choff]

I would only be testing on one stoner, MSimon would test a whole population of stoners with Ebola.

Some would argue that testing on an entire population is precisely what's being done.

[ohiovr]

Some would argue that testing on an entire population is precisely what's being done.

I'm not sure I agree but so far there isn't the scene from Monty Python the Holy Grail about bringing out our dead yet.. So.......