Impact of cannabis use on immune cell populations and the viral reservoir in people with HIV on suppressive antiretroviral therapy.
Shane D FalcinelliAlicia D Cooper-VolkheimerLesia SemenovaEthan WuAlexander RichardsonManickam AshokkumarDavid M MargolisNancie M ArchinCynthia D RudinDavid MurdochEdward P BrownePublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2023)
This analysis is consistent with the hypothesis that CB use reduces activation, exhaustion and senescence in the T cells of PWH, and does not impair HIV-specific CD8 T cell responses. Longitudinal and interventional studies with evaluation of CB exposure are needed to fully evaluate the impact of CB use on the HIV reservoir.