Effect of cannabidiol treatment in alimentary induced fatty liver
V Hegedüs, A Drozgyik, G Lotz, P Ónody, A Szijártó, A Blázovics, K Ditrói · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2011 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Introduction: The past several years have shown a growing interest for cannabidiol because of its antioxidant and antiinflammatory effects. Cannabidiol is the major non-psychotic component of Cannabis sativa. Obesity can be considered low-grade systemic inflammation and promotes tumorous processess. In earlier studies we established that transmethylating ability was also decreased in fatty liver, which is in concordance with hypomethylation in different gastrointestinal tumours. Aims: Our aims were to investigate the effect of cannabidiol on alimentary induced fatty liver to evaluate its moderation of free radic…