According to a new study, cannabidiol (CBD) “promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration” following heart attacks.
Titled Cannabidiol represses miR-143 to promote cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration after myocardial infarction, the study is being publishing in the upcoming issue of the European Journal of Pharmacology, and it was published online ahead of print by the US National Library.
According to researchers, the study “was conducted to investigate the pharmacological effects of CBD on heart regeneration in post-myocardial infarction (MI) mice.”
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