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    A novel nucleoside rescue metabolic pathway may be responsible for therapeutic effect of orally administered cordycepin

    Although adenosine and its analogues have been assessed in the past as potential drug candidates due to the important role of adenosine in physiology, only little is known about their absorption following oral...

    Jong Bong Lee, Masar Radhi, Elena Cipolla, Raj D. Gandhi in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Oral administration of cannabis with lipids leads to high levels of cannabinoids in the intestinal lymphatic system and prominent immunomodulation

    Cannabidiol (CBD) and ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) have well documented immunomodulatory effects in vitro, but not following oral administration in humans. Here we show that oral co-administration of cannabinoid...

    Atheer Zgair, Jong Bong Lee, Jonathan C. M. Wong, Dhiaa A. Taha in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Turning the key on p53

    The p53 protein is among the most effective of the body's natural defences against cancer. News comes of a promising way of releasing the protein from its inhibitions to carry out its anti-tumour duties.

    David P. Lane, Peter M. Fischer in Nature (2004)