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Classic psychedelics do not affect T cell and monocyte immune responses.

Deborah RudinAlexander AreesananMatthias E LiechtiCarsten Gründemann
Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry (2023)
We concluded that LSD, psilocin, DMT, or mescaline did not directly stimulate the proliferation or cytokine secretion of primary human T lymphocytes or stimulate NF-κB induction of monocytes. Our findings support the future safe use of classic psychedelics in assisted psychotherapy in patients with life-threatening diseases where immune suppression and diminished immune function would be detrimental.
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