Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and gastric emptying.

Chronic cannabis abuse, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and thyroid function.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to obtain rather rare information about the influence of chronic cannabis abuse on thyroid function. METHODS Thyroid function tests (TSH, total T3, free T4) of 39 chronic cannabis-dependent subjects (ICD-10) were determined at admission (for in-patient detoxification). In a subgroup, serum levels of thyroid hormones were correlated with the serum levels of ...

Synergistic affective analgesic interaction between delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine.

Evidence for an analgesic interaction between delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC) and morphine was sought using an experimental pain model applied to normal volunteers. The study incorporated a double blinded, four treatment, four period, four sequence, crossover design. Subjects received Delta(9)-THC 5 mg orally or placebo and 90 min later morphine 0.02 mg/kg intravenously or placebo. ...

delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol reduces brain regional histamine concentrations.

Simplified analysis of 11-hydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in human meconium: method development and validation.

We describe the development of a sensitive analytical method for the analysis of 11-hydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (11-OH-THC) and 11-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THCC) in meconium using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) platform. The method was validated according to protocols, which included assessment of accuracy, precision, robustness, stability in meconium and i...

Involvement of hindbrain and peripheral prostanoids in gastric motor and cardiovascular responses to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the rat.

We previously reported that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC), the primary psychoactive constituent of Cannabis sativa, inhibited gastric motor activity and evoked bradycardia and hypotension upon its parenteral administration in the rat. As prostanoids are important mediators of the actions of cannabinoids, we hypothesized that the inhibitory gastric motor and cardiovascular effects o...