tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707770726760676731.post740605323878364411..comments2024-02-25T19:33:19.408+00:00Comments on LOOKING AT LYME DISEASE - MSIDS: MOTOR NEURON, ALS, LYME DISEASEJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707770726760676731.post-35502055735540557702013-01-01T07:25:03.162+00:002013-01-01T07:25:03.162+00:00Our family in Oregon has been sadly affected by Ly...Our family in Oregon has been sadly affected by Lyme Disease. Our daughter was diagnosed at age 16 after at least EIGHT YEARS of symptoms and misdiagnoses or no diagnoses. She was unable to attend school about half of her high school years. She wants to graduate on time this spring, but it will be virtually impossible. Her recovery is much slower than it would have been if her illness was caught earlier. PLEASE spread the word. Lyme Disease can be a devastating illness, and is prevalent all over the U.S. The sooner it is diagnosed and correctly treated, the better for all.Lyme disease teatmenthttp://www.biogetica.com/can-a-natural-lyme-disease-treatment-cure-lyme-diseasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707770726760676731.post-69692743355715006372012-11-30T20:43:46.237+00:002012-11-30T20:43:46.237+00:00This is also interesting research
Mol Neurobiol. 2...This is also interesting research<br />Mol Neurobiol. 2012 Dec;46(3):614-38. doi: 10.1007/s12035-012-8320-7. Epub 2012 Aug 17.<br />Infectious agents and neurodegeneration<br />De Chiara G, Marcocci ME, Sgarbanti R, Civitelli L, Ripoli C, Piacentini R, Garaci E, Grassi C, Palamara AT.<br />Source<br />Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy, giovanna.dechiara@iss.it.<br />Abstract<br />A growing body of epidemiologic and experimental data point to chronic bacterial and viral infections as possible risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Infections of the central nervous system, especially those characterized by a chronic progressive course, may produce multiple damage in infected and neighbouring cells. The activation of inflammatory processes and host immune responses cause chronic damage resulting in alterations of neuronal function and viability, but different pathogens can also directly trigger neurotoxic pathways. Indeed, viral and microbial agents have been reported to produce molecular hallmarks of neurodegeneration, such as the production and deposit of misfolded protein aggregates, oxidative stress, deficient autophagic processes, synaptopathies and neuronal death. These effects may act in synergy with other recognized risk factors, such as aging, concomitant metabolic diseases and the host's specific genetic signature. This review will focus on the contribution given to neurodegeneration by herpes simplex type-1, human immunodeficiency and influenza viruses, and by Chlamydia pneumoniae.<br />PMID: 22899188 [PubMed - in process] PMCID: PMC3496540 Free PMC Article<br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article ... e_8320.pdf Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com