Silo Pharma, Inc. announced a progress update on its sponsored research study with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) examining psilocybin's effect on inflammatory activity in humans. The clinical study evaluates three populations of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain. For each patient population, the clinical studies involve preparation therapy, two separate dosing sessions with psilocybin, and integration therapy.

At the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF, four blood samples are collected from each participant, one at baseline before treatment begins, one at 24 hours post dosing for each dosing session, and one at a 30-day follow up. The research team is on track to complete data collection from Parkinson's disease patients by the end of February 2023. Data collection is expected to begin in early 2023 for the bipolar study, and in April 2023 for the chronic pain study patients.

The Clinical & Translational Science Institute at the University of California, San Francisco facilitates clinical and translational research to improve patient and community health. CTSI does this by providing infrastructure, services, and training to enable research to be conducted more efficiently and effectively, and in new ways. To advance its mission, the Institute develops broad coalitions and partnerships at the local, regional and national levels to enable a transformation of the research environment.