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The Epigenetic Eeffects Of Alcohol, Am630, And Jwh-015 On Mmonocyte-Derived Dendritic Cell Function, Gianna Casteleiro

Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference

Previous studies have demonstrated that substances of abuse such as alcohol (Aroor et al., 2014) and marijuana (Yang et al., 2014) play a role in epigenetically modifying gene expression in immune system cells through site-specific histone modifications. Interestingly, THC, the main psychotropic constituent in marijuana, is also known to interact with differentially associated genes responsible for cellular functions such as cell cycle regulation and metabolism (Yang et al., 2014). THC and related synthetic cannabinoids such as JWH-015 and AM630 are functionally similar in that they all bind to the two main cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2 (Fattore & Fratta, 2011). …