Could CANNABIS help transplant patients? Drug 'delays rejection of organs by slowing the immune system's attack'
- First study has shown cannabis can help slow rejection of new organs
- Active ingredient THC slows the immune response, delaying rejection
- Could pave the way for new anti-rejection therapies, scientists hope
Cannabis could help the body accept foreign organs during transplant operations, scientists have discovered.
The active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, may help delay the rejection of incompatible organs.
It may, therefore, prove useful as an anti-rejection therapy, particularly in situations where transplanted organs may not be a perfect match.
However, researchers at the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, do not advise transplant patients self-medicate with cannabis, and added people should only take the drug in compliance with all local, state and federal laws.
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