Scientists have been working around the clock to produce a treatment, medicine or medical procedure which could prove a powerful tool in the battle against Covid.

The discovery and implementation of the vaccine was obviously a game-changer, but many other substances have been used in the fight. There were classic, conventional methods like taking painkillers, while many anti-viral and anti-inflammatory medications are going through clinical trials to be used as possibly treatments for Covid-19.

Interestingly, it has been revealed CBD can increase the anti-viral properties of cells, helping them combat viral infection. This could prove useful in combatting pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, with many positive health benefits, which can be of aid to the public.

According to reports, researchers have demonstrated CBD, in therapeutic quantities, can rise the invariable anti-viral system of cells response in the body, to fight viral infection.

By all accounts, synthetic cannabidiol primes the characteristic immune system of cells, which could safeguard people from pathogens like SARS-CoV-2.

Experts have shown CBD enhances the anti-viral response of cells to three important proteins created by the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

Scientists examined these proteins in kidney cells, both by themselves, as well as combined with CBD, alongside the impact of cannabidiol on healthy control cells.

Basically, cells in the lungs and digestive tract can detect and respond to a virus, even before the immune system knows it's there. This is by triggering the inherent response in cells. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has been found to have a low response rate, which can lead to a rise in infections.

It is customary for cells in RNA-type viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, to trigger an innate system that destroys the viral genome, leading to a procedure known as apoptosis. It is a sort of cell death that removes infected cells right away. It can halt an infection or prevent it from spreading in the body. However, scientists have noted that, mixing CBD with viral proteins, hastens triggering the system and brings on apoptosis.

Researchers have also noted that CBD, in therapeutic doses, appears to prime the anti-viral cell system, in cells which have not interacted with SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Enhancing their ability to respond to viral infection.

Ultimately, scientists feel there is a chance CBD, in the right amount, can see cells become more capable of counteracting viruses invading the body. This could be useful in the fight against Covid. Especially after a study in the US found patients prescribed a high dose of synthetic CBD experienced a ten-time reduced possibility of testing positive for Covid.

So, in the continuing battle against coronavirus, and responding to viral infection. CBD may prove to be a powerful weapon, as it may just prime your cells for the fight.

Source: Uwaterloo.ca