Review Article

Interaction between Cannabinoid System and Toll-Like Receptors Controls Inflammation

Table 2

Cannabinoid effects on in vivo TLR responses.

Animal modelCell or tissueEffectReference

LPSBlood & brain↓ inflammatory cytokinesRoche et al. [112]
CB1R & CB2R-mediated
Cardiovascular system↓ hypotensive responseGallily et al. [115]
Blood↓ tumor necrosis factor-α
↑ survival

LPS-induced pulmonary inflammationBronchoalveolar fluid↓ tumor necrosis factor-αBerdyshev et al. [113]
Lungs↓ neutrophil infiltration
CB2R-mediated

C. parvum/LPSBlood↓ inflammatory cytokinesSmith et al. [114]
↑ survival
CB1R-mediated

D-Galactosamine/LPS Liver↓ inflammatory cytokineTomar et al. [116]
↑ interleukin-10
↓ acute liver failure
↓ cell infiltration
CB2R-mediated
↑ survivalGallily et al. [115]

Sepsis in CB2R−/− miceBlood↑ interleukin-6 Tschöp et al. [118]
Lungs↑ tissue damage
↓ survival

CB2R−/− mice↑ incidence & severity of induced inflammatory various diseasesReviewed in Buckley [15] & Malfitano et al. [117]

CB1R/CB2R−/− mice↑ contact dermatitisKarsak et al. [119]
↑ delayed-type hypersensitivity
Influenza-induced inflammationBuchweitz et al. [120]
Alveolar macrophagesMore mature phenotypeKarmaus et al. [121]
Dendritic cellsMore mature phenotype