Opioids/cannabinoids as a potential therapeutic approach in COVID-19 patients
Alireza Tahamtan, Masoumeh Tavakoli‐Yaraki, Vahid Salimi
Abstract
Opioids and cannabinoids are a group of endogenous and exogenous compounds that function through activation of their respective receptors (opioid receptors: µ, δ, and κ, cannabinoid receptors: CB1 ...
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCannabinoid receptorReceptorCannabinoidOpioidSynthetic cannabinoidsPharmacologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EndogenyEndocannabinoid system2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInternal medicineVirologyAgonistDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchPharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and EffectsCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies