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Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhibits lytic replication of gamma oncogenic herpesviruses in vitro

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medicine, September 2004
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Title
Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhibits lytic replication of gamma oncogenic herpesviruses in vitro
Published in
BMC Medicine, September 2004
DOI 10.1186/1741-7015-2-34
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Authors

Maria M Medveczky, Tracy A Sherwood, Thomas W Klein, Herman Friedman, Peter G Medveczky

Abstract

The major psychoactive cannabinoid compound of marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been shown to modulate immune responses and lymphocyte function. After primary infection the viral DNA genome of gamma herpesviruses persists in lymphoid cell nuclei in a latent episomal circular form. In response to extracellular signals, the latent virus can be activated, which leads to production of infectious virus progeny. Therefore, we evaluated the potential effects of THC on gamma herpesvirus replication.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 5%
Russia 1 2%
Unknown 62 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 13 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 14%
Researcher 8 12%
Student > Master 6 9%
Student > Postgraduate 5 8%
Other 16 24%
Unknown 9 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 5%
Other 12 18%
Unknown 15 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 36. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 January 2024.
All research outputs
#1,142,333
of 25,540,105 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medicine
#809
of 4,045 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#1,224
of 73,185 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medicine
#2
of 9 outputs
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