“The significant resistance to currently available chemotherapeutics makes treatment for TNBC a key clinical concern. Herein, we studied the anti-cancer potentials of synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) when used alone or in combination with doxorubicin (DOX) against MDA-MB-231 resistant cells. Pre-treatment with CBD and THCV significantly increased the cytotoxicity of DOX in MDA-MB-231 2D and 3D cultures that were DOX-resistant. Transcriptomics and Proteomics studies revealed that CBD and THCV, by downregulating PD-L1, TGF-β, sp1, NLRP3, P38-MAPK, and upregulating AMPK induced apoptosis leading to improved DOX’s chemosensitivity against DOX resistant MDA-MB-231 tumors in BALB/c nude mice. CBD/THCV in combination with DOX significantly inhibited H3k4 methylation and H2K5 acetylation as demonstrated by western blotting and RT-PCR. Based on these findings, CBD and THCV appear to counteract histone modifications and their subsequent effects on DOX, resulting in chemo-sensitization against MDA-MB-231 resistant cancers.”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36535544/

“Cannabis anecdotally has been a folklore medicine for a longtime to treat a variety of disease states. In recent years, the therapeutic use of cannabis and cannabinoids has garnered more acceptance in the public domain. Several Phyto-cannabinoids are available from the the plant Cannabis sativa along with terpenes and they target the endocannabinoid system and several other biological pathways. Hence, these agents can possibly have a array of therapeutic effects on the central nervous system and peripheral immune, cardiovascular, reproductive, and ocular systems.

Our findings show that CBD and THCV were found to overcome resistance against MDA-MB-231 resistant cell line in vitro in 2D and 3D cultures by several folds. Further, both these agents in combination with DOX showed synergism as determined by the isobolographic method.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0300908422003327?via%3Dihub