HIV/AIDS Research Dashboard
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CannaKeys has 152 studies associated with HIV/AIDS.
Here is a small sampling of HIV/AIDS studies by title:
- The Impact of Cannabis Use on Cognition in People with HIV: Evidence of Function-Dependent Effects and Mechanisms from Clinical and Preclinical Studies
- Antiviral Potential of Spirulina in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Hepatis C Virus Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Limited Impact of Cannabidiol on Health-related Quality of Life of People With Long-term Controlled HIV: A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial
- The safety and pharmacokinetics of single-agent and combination therapy with megestrol acetate and dronabinol for the treatment of HIV wasting syndrome. The DATRI 004 Study Group. Division of AIDS Treatment Research Initiative
- Extracellular condensates (ECs) are endogenous modulators of HIV transcription and latency reactivation
Components of the HIV/AIDS Research Dashboard
- Dosing information available for HIV/AIDS
- Chemotype guidance for treating HIV/AIDS with cannabis
- Synopsis of cannabis research for HIV/AIDS
- Individual study details for HIV/AIDS
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HIV/AIDS Research Dashboard
What am I missing as a non-subscriber?
To see a full dashboard with study details and filtering, go to our DEMO page.
As a subscriber, you will be able to access dashboard insights including chemotype overviews and dosing summaries for medical conditions and organ system and receptor breakdowns for cannabinoid and terpene searches. Study lists present important guidance including dosing and chemotype information with the ability to drill down to the published material. And all outputs are fully filterable, to help find just the information you need. Stay up-to-date with the science of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system with CannaKeys.
CannaKeys has 152 studies associated with HIV/AIDS.
Here is a small sampling of HIV/AIDS studies by title:
- The Impact of Cannabis Use on Cognition in People with HIV: Evidence of Function-Dependent Effects and Mechanisms from Clinical and Preclinical Studies
- Antiviral Potential of Spirulina in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Hepatis C Virus Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Limited Impact of Cannabidiol on Health-related Quality of Life of People With Long-term Controlled HIV: A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial
- The safety and pharmacokinetics of single-agent and combination therapy with megestrol acetate and dronabinol for the treatment of HIV wasting syndrome. The DATRI 004 Study Group. Division of AIDS Treatment Research Initiative
- Extracellular condensates (ECs) are endogenous modulators of HIV transcription and latency reactivation
Components of the HIV/AIDS Research Dashboard
- Dosing information available for HIV/AIDS
- Chemotype guidance for treating HIV/AIDS with cannabis
- Synopsis of cannabis research for HIV/AIDS
- Individual study details for HIV/AIDS
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Overview - HIV/AIDS
Description of HIV/AIDS
Mainstream orthodox medicine considers acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) a disease of the immune system caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmitted through sexual, blood, body fluid, or shared needle contact.
Within a weakened immune system, infectious agents such as parasites, fungi, bacteria, or viruses encounter little resistance from our natural defenses. Regardless of where in the body the infection spreads, the response is fever, sweat, chills, and any other defenses still available. The invaders can overwhelm the body's natural filters (including lymph nodes, liver, and kidneys), which further increases symptoms of weakness, low energy, and weight loss. This destructive process can develop into AIDS-related anorexia, cachexia, or wasting syndrome.
Common opportunistic infections include lung infections by fungi (pneumocystis) or bacteria (pneumonia, tuberculosis), gastrointestinal infections such as candidiasis (thrush), infection of the nervous system and the brain by cryptococcal meningitis (fungus), progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (virus), or toxoplasmosis (parasite), which can lead to neuropathies (nerve pain) and dementia.
Opportunistic diseases may also take the form of cancer (e.g., Kaposi sarcoma from HHV-8 infection, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) or affect organs (hepatitis) or the skin (herpes).
The orthodox medical establishment has no cure for AIDS. However, adherence to antiretroviral treatment and suppressing viral load remains imperative. Modern medicine has advanced enough that viral loads may be suppressed sufficiently for persons with HIV/AIDS to live nearly, if not complete, life spans.
Current treatment consists of pharmaceutical antiviral agents belonging to two classes, namely protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
In undiagnosed people, providers may focus on routing monitoring and prevention counseling. Thankfully, there is now also pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) available to higher-risk patients to prevent acquiring HIV through unprotected sex. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is also available and critical for healthcare settings where occupational exposure to HIV is likely.
Additionally, providers may encourage using condoms, engaging in less risky sexual behavior, and avoiding sharing needles, syringes, and other drug injection equipment.
A potential breakthrough has been reported by the NIH in 2024. Clinical trial data showed that twice-annual injections of the pre-exposure prophylaxis drug lenacapavir provided complete protection against HIV infections.
Disease Classification
Condition: HIV/AIDSDisease Family: Infectious Disease (Viral)
Organ System: Immune System
ICD-10 Chapter: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
ICD-10 Code: B20
HIV/AIDS Symptoms:
Fever, fatigue, swollen lymphs, unexpected weight loss, increased vulnerability to infection or other conditions (e.g., shingles, candidiasis, Kaposi's sarcoma), generalized weakness, pain in muscles or joints, sore throat (e.g., rash, thrush), night sweats, chronic diarrhea, mucocutaneous ulcerations, skin rash, headache, increased risk of metabolic and cardiac complicationsAlso known as:
HIV Infection, AIDSDrug Interactions
THC Interaction with Pharmaceutical Drugs
- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can enhance the effects of drugs that cause sedation and depress the central nervous system, such as benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and alcohol.
- THC is metabolized by an inhibitor of several enzymatic liver pathways referred to as cytochrome P450 (aka CYP450). There are more than 50 enzymes belonging to this enzyme family, several of which are responsible for the breakdown of common drugs such as antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, doxepin, fluvoxamine), antipsychotics (haloperidol, clozapine, Stelazine), beta-blockers (e.g., propranolol), bronchodilators (e.g., theophylline), or blood thinners (e.g., warfarin). Thus, patients taking these medication classes may find that THC increases the concentration and effects of these drugs and the impact duration.
- Clinical observation (not yet confirmed by clinical trials) suggests no likely interactions with other pharmaceuticals at a total daily dose of up to 20mg THC.
If you are interested in the interaction potential of specific pharmaceuticals with THC, consider visiting these free drug interaction checkers: Drugs.com or DrugBank Online.
CBD Interaction with Pharmaceutical Drugs
- Cannabidiol (CBD) may alter the action of metabolic enzymes (specific drug-transport mechanisms) and alter interactions with other drugs, some of which may produce therapeutic or adverse effects. For instance, CBD interacts with the enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4 and cytochrome P450 2C19, increasing the bioavailability of anti-epileptic drugs such as clobazam (a benzodiazepine). This makes it possible to achieve the same results at significantly lower dosages, reducing treatment costs and risks of adverse effects.
- Groups of drugs affected include anti-epileptics, psychiatric drugs, and drugs affecting metabolic enzymes.
- Clinical observations (not yet confirmed by clinical trials) suggest no likely interactions with other pharmaceuticals at a total daily dose of up to 100mg CBD.
If you are interested in the interaction potential of specific pharmaceuticals with CBD, consider visiting these free drug interaction checkers: Drugs.com or DrugBank Online.
THC/CBD Interaction with Pharmaceutical Drugs
In general, when using cannabinoid-based therapeutics that contain both THC and CBD consider the ratio between them and weigh the relevant information displayed in the individual THC and CBD Drug Interaction windows accordingly.
If you are interested in the interaction potential of specific pharmaceuticals with both primary cannabinoids and THC/CBD, consider visiting these free drug interaction checkers: Drugs.com or DrugBank Online.
Concerns about Cannabis and Cancer-related Immunotherapies:
Some recent clinical observational studies have suggested that the co-administration of cannabinoid-based therapeutics and immunotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of certain types of cancer has been associated with worse overall survival rates (T. Taha et al., 2019; A. Biedny et al., 2020; G. Bar-Sela et al., 2020).
However, other studies have suggested that the co-commitment use of immune checkpoint inhibitors and cannabis-induced no such deleterious effects. More specifically, one trial was conducted on animals resulting in data suggesting that cannabis did not negatively affect the properties of immune checkpoint inhibitors (B. Waissengrin et al., 2023). The same authors compared the previous study results with findings from a cohort of 201 patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who received treatment with monotherapy pembrolizumab as a first-line treatment and adjunct cannabis to treat mainly pain and loss of appetite. Their time to tumor progression was 6.1 versus 5.6 months, and overall survival differed between 54.9 versus 23.6 months in cannabis-naïve patients and cannabis-using patients, respectively. However, while numerically different, the authors write that these differences were not statistically significant, leading them to suggest that “These data provide reassurance regarding the absence of a deleterious effect of cannabis in this clinical setting.”
Dosing Considerations
THC Dosage Considerations
- THC micro dose: 0.1 mg to 0.4 mg
- THC low dose: 0.5 mg to 5 mg
- THC medium dose: 6 mg to 20 mg
- THC high dose: 21 mg to 50+ mg
CBD Dosage Considerations
- CBD low dose: 0.4 mg to 19 mg
- CBD medium dose: 20 mg to 99 mg
- CBD high dose: 100 mg to 800+ mg (upper limits tested ~1,500mg)
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