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Selective harvisting…good or bar ?

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my plant is still growing fine except for the very top bud…it seems to have run out of steam it’s producing less pistals than the rest of the buds…

so my question is …can i cut off the top 4 inches of the plant without doing harm to the rest of her ? i don’t have anything to look closely at the trichomes yet… do the trichomes change all at once ? like would the top bud’s trichomes be different from the trichomes on the lower less developed buds ??
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Acute Administration Of Cannabidiol In Vivo Suppresses Ischaemia-Induced Cardiac

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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid, with anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and has recently been shown to exert a tissue sparing effect during chronic myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R). However, it is not known whether CBD is cardioprotective in the acute phase of I/R injury and the present studies tested this hypothesis.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:
Male Sprague-Dawley rats received either vehicle or CBD (10 or 50 microg kg(-1) i.v.) 10 min before 30 min coronary artery occlusion or CBD (50 microg kg(-1) i.v.) 10 min before reperfusion (2 h). The appearance of ventricular arrhythmias during the ischaemic and immediate post-reperfusion periods were recorded and the hearts excised for infarct size determination and assessment of mast cell degranulation. Arterial blood was withdrawn at the end of the reperfusion period to assess platelet aggregation in response to collagen.

KEY RESULTS:
CBD reduced both the total number of ischaemia-induced arrhythmias and infarct size when administered prior to ischaemia, an effect that was dose-dependent. Infarct size was also reduced when CBD was given prior to reperfusion. CBD (50 microg kg(-1) i.v.) given prior to ischaemia, but not at reperfusion, attenuated collagen-induced platelet aggregation compared with control, but had no effect on ischaemia-induced mast cell degranulation.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS:
This study demonstrates that CBD is cardioprotective in the acute phase of I/R by both reducing ventricular arrhythmias and attenuating infarct size. The anti-arrhythmic effect, but not the tissue sparing effect, may be mediated through an inhibitory effect on platelet activation.

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WIN55212-2 Ameliorates Atherosclerosis Associated With Suppression

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The role of inflammation in all stages of atherosclerosis has been actively investigated, with an emphasis on the discovery of novel and innovative drugs for treatment and prevention. The anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory capacity of cannabinoids are well established, and these agents have a broad therapeutic potential in various inflammatory diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of WIN55212-2, a synthetic cannabinoid, on atherosclerosis using the apolipoprotein E-knockout (ApoE(-/-)) mouse on a cholate-containing high-fat diet. Our results showed that WIN55212-2 reduced the size of atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta root, and did not affect serum lipid levels significantly. Furthermore, alleviation of atherosclerosis by WIN55212-2 was associated with a smaller content of macrophages in plaque lesion as well as decreasing pro-inflammatory gene expression and NF-κB activation in aortic tissues. Oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) dramatically induced NF-κB activation, and enhanced pro-inflammatory mRNA and protein expression in peritoneal macrophages isolated from ApoE(-/-) mice. It is noteworthy that all of the above-mentioned effects of ox-LDL were attenuated by WIN55212-2. Moreover, WIN55212-2 also attenuated the inflammatory response that LPS induced. AM630, a cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB₂) special antagonist completely abolished the protective effects of WIN55212-2 both in vivo and in vitro. Our data provide strong evidence that WIN55212-2 can potentially inhibit atherosclerosis in ApoE(-/-) mice. Importantly, all the beneficial effects of WIN55212-2 in our model were closely associated with the suppression of pro-inflammatory responses and were mediated by the CB₂ receptor.

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