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We have previously shown that acute endotoxemia primes adherent lung neutrophils for increased production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates suggesting that these cells are functionally activated [ 9 ] . The work reported here, demonstrates that adherent vascular lung neutrophils from endotoxin treated rats are also activated to respond to chemotactic stimuli and to express TNF-α and COX-2 mRNA and protein.
Tens of millions of humans, as we know, willingly partake of marijuana, and these differences between rat and human behavior should discourage us from using two rat studies to assert that a) marijuana is addictive in the same way as harder drugs are and b) marijuana primes humans for addiction to harder drugs.