Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) on the Activation of Autophagy and Inflammation Genes, Functional Consequences in Virologically Controlled HIV-infected Patients

Summary

Autophagy and apoptosis are natural cellular mechanisms which consist for the first in a recycling and elimination process of potentially toxic cellular waste, and for the second in a process of cellular suicide when it becomes abnormal and "not" repairable, notably by autophagy. A deficit in autophagic function at the cellular level can lead to chronic inflammation and accelerated cellular senescence. Apoptosis is a beneficial phenomenon because it eliminates abnormal cells that could endanger the organism if it survives (e.g. karyotypic atypia). Uncontrolled, it can be deleterious if apoptosis is hypo or hyperactive.

Timeline

Start

2022-05-16

Primary completion

2023-02-08

Completion

2023-02-08

Publications

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• Background Raimond J, Rouleux F, Monsigny M, Legrand A. The second intron of the human galectin-3 gene has a strong promoter activity down-regulated by p53. FEBS Lett. 1995 Apr 17;363(1-2):165-9. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00310-6.
• Background Gonzalez P, Robinet P, Charpentier S, Mollet L, Normand T, Dubois M, Legrand A. Apoptotic activity of a nuclear form of mitogaligin, a cell death protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Jan 23;378(4):816-20. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.11.133. Epub 2008 Dec 9.
• Background Duneau M, Boyer-Guittaut M, Gonzalez P, Charpentier S, Normand T, Dubois M, Raimond J, Legrand A. Galig, a novel cell death gene that encodes a mitochondrial protein promoting cytochrome c release. Exp Cell Res. 2005 Jan 15;302(2):194-205. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.08.041.
• Background Robinet P, Mollet L, Gonzalez P, Normand T, Charpentier S, Brule F, Dubois M, Legrand A. The mitogaligin protein is addressed to the nucleus via a non-classical localization signal. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Jan 29;392(1):53-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.12.162. Epub 2010 Jan 7.

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