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Old 11-06-2008, 05:55 AM   #1
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Default The Stomach Virus-Chronic Fatigue Connection

The Stomach Virus-Chronic Fatigue Connection

Earthtimes.org
2007-09-16

Ten years ago, 14 year old Andrew Chia was found to be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, an incapacitating disease. Concerned about his son's health his father, Dr. John Chia, an infectious disease specialist practicing private in Torrance, Calif. researched the cause of it.

Now, both father and son have authored a report of a study in the Sept. 13 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Pathology, linking the disease CFS with enteroviruses that are known to trigger off severe gastrointestinal and respiratory infections.

"This is sort of a new beginning. Now we can have development of antiviral drugs," said Dr. Chia. "We don't have anything for these poor people, although we've tried a number of things. Now we can study how these viruses behave and how we can kill them."

Statitics show that over a million Americans suffer from this disease and that treating it costs the USA $9 billion every year.

Known to occur more frequently in women between 40 -60 years, than in men, its symptoms are acute sleeping problems, difficulties with concentration and memory, and inexplicable exhaustion. In its severest forms it can be as immobilizing as multiple sclerosis.

First diagnosed about 30 years ago, its causes are as yet not apparent, and some have held various viruses such as parvovirus and Epstein-Barr virus responsible for it, but it was difficult to determine the presence of the virus as it did not seem to cause any real damage to any organ. Enteroviruses, infect the bowel, and cause acute respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Of over 70 different varieties, they attack the central nervous system, muscles and heart.

Dr. Chia began his quest by examining 3,000 blood samples from 165 CFS patients and 34 people without the disorder. After taking multiple samples from each patient Chia found proof of possible chronic infection in 82 percent of the CFS patients and in 20 percent of the well patients. He also found evidence that 35% of the patients had enteroviruses.

Earlier European investigators had discovered enteroviruses in the muscle and heart brain, of a CFS patient. Chia therefore started examining the stomach which is in his words the viruses' "area of replication."

"If we were to take one sample from each patient, it would be less than 5 percent," Chia said. "We realized this wasn't the way to look at it. The assumption we made about CFS that we have to find the virus in their blood is totally wrong, so we started looking for the viruses in tissue, meat."

After the stomach biopsies endoscopies were performed on 165 CFS patients who had been suffering from gastrointestinal complaints for a long time, it was found that 82% of the specimens taken from CFS patients had positive results, whereas the same was found in only 20% of samples taken from healthy people. In many of the patients the infection had occurred as far back as twenty years.

A professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and director of the Gulf War Illness Center at the VA Medical Center, Dr. Nancy Klimas observed that Chia had been successful because he was observing the intestinal tract while others were yet observing the bloodstream.

Chia contends that although the disease can be set off by other infections, at least 50% of the cases of CFS with possibly be caused by enteroviruses. The enterovirus "has adapted to grow inside of a cell but does not kill it," said Chia. Because the cell protects the virus and the attempts by the body's immune system to fight off the virus are unsuccessful. The continuous struggle by the immune system causes the fatigue and stomach pain.

"It makes sense to me as an infectious disease. This makes all the sense in the world," Chia said. "If this is a virus, it doesn't destroy the cells, it hides inside the cells. It's one smart little virus."

Chia gives full credit to his son without whose support he would not have been able to achieve what he did.

Dr. John Chia, MD
23560 Crenshaw Blvd # 101
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 784-5880

Here is another interesting site. www.gethealthyagain.com

This is a little bit on AI.

Infections are found in a very high percentage of people with autoimmune diseases. Often more than one type. The infections are bacterial, viral and/or from various types of mycoplasma. In some cases these infections are opportunistic. In other words they occur because the immune system has been wiped out and can’t fight these infections off. (The Th-1 side is worn out.) Or they may be the underlying cause of the malfunctioning immune system.

Donald Scott, based on historical research of government records, reports that a biological weapon, a mycoplasma disease agent, was tested years ago on unknowing US and Canadian populations. Including the Lake Tahoe area where Dr. Cheney first reported cases of CFS. Donald says he has been told by ex-servicemen who were working with this biological weapon during the Korean War that they were told it caused multiple sclerosis in a percentage of people. And he says that records show it was given to Iraq during the 80s to support their war against Iran, and was most likely used against US troops at the end of the Gulf War, perhaps causing the Gulf War Syndrome. Because it spreads through the air, he says everyone has been exposed to it.

Noted microbiologist, Garth Nicolson, who is said to be among the 100 most cited researchers in the world, found mycoplasma in approximately 50% of the people he tested who had Gulf War Syndrome. Including his daughter. She came back with Gulf War Syndrome and both he and his wife also got it from her. Quick use of antibiotics got them over it. He found that some of the mycoplasma contained an unusual gene sequence probably inserted by a laboratory. Which would imply a biological weapon so perhaps Donald Scott is right. Read more about this at: www.whale.to/m/scott7.html

Garth found that the mycoplasma do activate an immune response. They then hide from the immune system inside the immune system itself, in white blood cells. Making them very hard to get rid of. They can cause infections deep within any organ.

The immune system ends up attacking cells which have mycoplasma in them, and can get “turned on” to attacking the host cells.

In further testing on other autoimmune diseases, Garth found similar levels of viral, bacterial and mycoplasma infections. These (and perhaps the fungi and other organisms Dr. Shoemaker speaks of) likely initiate the autoimmune response in many cases of CFS.

Mycoplasma can cause fatigue, pain and over-toxicity as they poison and disrupt the cells they have invaded. They produce potent toxins inside the cells they reside in. These toxins disrupt the energy production pathways so that infected cells cannot produce energy.

Mycoplasma also damage the immune system when they invade Natural Killer cells. This destruction renders the body susceptible to viruses.

High doses of antibiotics used for long periods of time, commonly a year or more, have had some success against mycoplasma, and some of the other bacteria and organisms that produce these toxins. But they have to be rotated to be successful and the longer you have had an illness, the less likely they will be successful. Antibiotics aren’t perfect for killing mycoplasma because they can’t get into cells, which is where the mycoplasma reside. They can only kill mycoplasma after the cell bursts open, and the mycoplasma must find another cell. Antibiotics are unable to fight the numerous viral infections found in autoimmune conditions.

Let’s continue on with what happens in your body when you have an autoimmune situation.

http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/mycoplasma.html

http://www.rain-tree.com/myco-extract.htm

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One reported cure:

This is the exact kit. It was 2 bottles of herbs & 1 'vibropathic' remedy. And it's still just $25.

http://www.hannasherbshop.com/H0235.html

In looking through the site.. the one herb mixture was 'Vyren' which is Raspberry Leaves, Basil, Lettuce.

The other is called 'A 33' and contains Eucalyptus, Club Moss, Tarragon, Condurango Bark, Jasmine Tea.

The 'vibropathics' are attuned to specific electo-magnetic frequencies and are similar to homeopathics. dunno

Each kit lasts 2 weeks & this person took 2 kits in a row because she had been so sick for so long. After that time she took high dosages of vitamin C & B-complex (at night...power sleep smile) for months afterwards. Now nothing except an infrequent aspirin.

B.E. Kit (vira), Vibropathic™ and Herbal, Immune Defender Kit, Quaw Bark Extract, Zinc, Sunny Zinc™, Astragalus Root Tincture (Astragalus membranaceus), Cat’s Claw, Cyclone Cider, Deep Defense™and Multi- Vitamin, Enviro-Defense™
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Milestone in the regeneration of brain cells

The majority of cells in the human brain are not nerve cells but star-shaped glia
cells, the so called "astroglia". "Glia means "glue", explains
Götz. "As befits their name, until now these cells have been regarded merely
as a kind of "putty" keeping the nerve cells together.

A couple of years ago, the research group had been already able to prove that these
glia cells function as stem cells during development. This means that they are able
to differentiate into functional nerve cells. However, this ability gets lost in
later phases of development, so that even after an injury to the adult brain glial
cells are unable to generate any more nerve cells.

In order to be able to reverse this development, the team studied what molecular
switches are essential for the creation of nerve cells from glial cells during development.
These regulator proteins are introduced into glial cells from the postnatal brain,
which indeed respond by switching on the expression of neuronal proteins.

In his current work, Dr. Benedikt Berninger, was now able to show that single regulator
proteins are quite sufficient to generate new functional nerve cells from glia cells.
The transition from glia-to-neuron could be followed live at a time-lapse microscope.
It was shown that glia cells need some days for the reprogramming until they take
the normal shape of a nerve cell. "These new nerve cells then have also the
typical electrical properties of normal nerve cells", emphasises Berninger.
"We could show this by means of electrical recordings".

"Our results are very encouraging, because the generation of correctly functional
nerve cells from postnatal glia cells is an important step on the way to be able
to replace functional nerve cells also after injuries in the brain," underlines
Magdalena Götz.

Source: National Research Center for Environment and Health
http://www.physorg.com/news106834352.html

Researchers identify key mechanism that regulates the development of stem
cells into neurons

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel
mechanism in the regulation and differentiation of neural stem cells.

Researchers found that the protein receptor Ryk has a key role in the differentiation
of neural stem cells, and demonstrated a signaling mechanism that regulates neuronal
differentiation as stem cells begin to grow into neurons. The study will be published
in the Nov. 11 issue of the journal Developmental Cell, and is now available online.

The findings could have important implications for regenerative medicine and cancer
therapies, says Wange Lu, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular
biology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and the principal investigator on
the study.

"Neural stem cells can potentially be used for cell-replacement therapy for
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease,
as well as spinal cord injury," Lu says. "Knowledge gained from this study
will potentially help to generate neurons for such therapy. This knowledge
can also be used to inhibit the growth of brain cancer stem cells."

During brain development, neural stem cells respond to the surrounding environment
by either proliferation or differentiation, but the molecular mechanisms underlying
the development of neural stem cells and neurons are unclear, Lu notes.

Ryk functions as a receptor of Wnt proteins required for cell-fate determination,
axon guidance and neurite outgrowth in organisms. Researchers at the Eli and Edythe
Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC analyzed sections
of the forebrain in animal model embryos to investigate Ryk's function in vivo.

They found that during neurogenesis, when neural stem cells start to grow into neurons,
Ryk protein is cleaved and translocates to the cell nucleus to regulate neuronal
differentiation.

This finding is extremely important for understanding the regulation of self-renewal
and differentiation of neural stem cells, Lu says. Previous research has shown that
Ryk functions as a receptor of Wnt proteins. However, the role of Ryk in neural
stem cells and the molecular mechanism of Ryk signaling have not previously been
known.

"This study will help in our efforts to produce nerve cells from embryonic
stem cells, and may lead to the development of new strategies for the repair of
the nervous system, using protein or small molecule therapeutic agents," says
Martin Pera, Ph.D., director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative
Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC.

Further research is needed to explore how Ryk regulates neuronal gene expression,
Lu says. Researchers are now expanding their research to studies of differentiation
of human embryonic stem cells into neural stem cells and neurons. These studies
are very important for regenerative medicine and drug discovery for therapy of
neurodegenerative diseases.

Source: University of Southern California
http://www.physorg.com/news145539812.html
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