Cannabinoid receptor type 2 agonist JWH-133 decreases cathepsin B secretion and neurotoxicity from HIV-infected macrophages

Abstract HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are prevalent despite combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), affecting 52% of people living with HIV. Our laboratory has demonstrated increased expression of cathepsin B (CATB) in postmortem brain tissue with HAND. Increased secretion of CATB...

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Main Authors: Lester J. Rosario-Rodríguez, Yamil Gerena, Luis A. García-Requena, Luz J. Cartagena-Isern, Juan C. Cuadrado-Ruiz, Gabriel Borges-Vélez, Loyda M. Meléndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03896-3