Abstract Title:

Cannabidiol improves lung function and inflammation in mice submitted to LPS-induced acute lung injury.

Abstract Source:

Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2015 Feb ;37(1):35-41. Epub 2014 Oct 30. PMID: 25356537

Abstract Author(s):

A Ribeiro, V I Almeida, C Costola-de-Souza, V Ferraz-de-Paula, M L Pinheiro, L B Vitoretti, J A Gimenes-Junior, A T Akamine, J A Crippa, W Tavares-de-Lima, J Palermo-Neto

Article Affiliation:

A Ribeiro

Abstract:

We have previously shown that the prophylactic treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) reduces inflammation in a model of acute lung injury (ALI). In this work we analyzed the effects of the therapeutic treatment with CBD in mice subjected to the model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI on pulmonary mechanics and inflammation. CBD (20 and 80 mg/kg) was administered (i.p.) to mice 6 h after LPS-induced lung inflammation. One day (24 h) after the induction of inflammation the assessment of pulmonary mechanics and inflammation were analyzed. The results show that CBD decreased total lung resistance and elastance, leukocyte migrationinto the lungs, myeloperoxidase activity in the lung tissue, protein concentration and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF and IL-6) and chemokines (MCP-1 and MIP-2) in the bronchoalveolar lavage supernatant. Thus, we conclude that CBD administered therapeutically, i.e. during an ongoinginflammatory process, has a potent anti-inflammatory effect and also improves the lung function in mice submitted to LPS-induced ALI. Therefore the present and previous data suggest that in the future cannabidiol might become a useful therapeutic tool for the attenuation and treatment of inflammatory lung diseases.

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