Post by Jill on Mar 10, 2009 8:53:11 GMT -5
Hi Kmarie,
I agree, it would be great if Immed, Drs Nicholson, Vodjani and others would study Morgellons.
Because Immed has a handle on GWS, CFS, Fibro, Lyme and all the related emerging diseases- I have to believe that they already have a good idea of what Morgellons is- but they call it something else.
Dr Vodjani's research/abstract on the Chronic Fatigue/ME was written while he was affliated with Immed dot org- Dr Nicholson's company.
I don't doubt that these research GIANTS put their heads (and research) together back then.
Here is the link from Immed- re: Morgellons:
www.immed.org/treatment%20considerations/2.2.09Updates/MorgellonsDis09b.rtf
Link related to Vodjani and Fibro, CFS as relates to Chemical Sensitivity:
tinyurl.com/bcvzvb
MCS Definition
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A 1999 Consensus
Archives of Environmental Health v.54, n.3 May/Jun99
(read at above link)
References:
19. Buchwald D, Garrity D. Comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivities. Arch Int Med 1994; 154:2049–53.
20. Slotkoff AT, Radulovic DA, Clauw DJ. The relationship between fibromyalgia and the multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. Scand J Rheumatol 1997; 26:364–67.
21. Donnay A, Ziem G. Prevalence and overlap of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome among 100 new patients with multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. J Chron Fatigue Syndrome 5(2):(in press).
and at another Vodjani link, the doctor is references as relates to Autism per below:
outrunning-autism.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html
3. Vodjani A, Pangborn JB et al. Infections, toxic chemicals and dietary peptides binding to lymphocyte receptors and tissue enzymes are major instigators of autoimmunity in autism Int.J.Immunopath and Pharmacol 16 no.3 (2003) 189-199.
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All of these diseases are linked- inter-related and may be the same basic pathogen/s
There are key words- such as in the above reference- toxic chemicals and dietary peptides binding to lymphcyte receptors and tissue enzymes are major instigators....
This applies to Autism- but could it not apply to Chronic Lyme? etc
***
As an aside, it's is interesting to note that high doses of Vitamin C kills MRSA and per above patent (Vodjani) is also used for Candida-
the enhancement of Natural Killer Cells- T & B- which is also cited
at Pub Med:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9248859
Excerpt:
Fair use
Enhancement of natural killer cell activity and T and B cell function by buffered vitamin C in patients exposed to toxic chemicals: the role of protein kinase-C.
Heuser G, Vojdani A.
Neuromed & Neurotox Associates, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361, USA.
After exposure to many toxic chemicals, NK function can be decreased significantly. Weeks or months later, natural killer (NK) function can rebound to normal levels in some and can be suppressed for prolonged periods of time in other patients. In view of this, we decided to study the effect of buffered vitamin C on NK, T and B cell function in patients who had been exposed to toxic chemicals. After the first blood draw, 55 patients immediately ingested granulated buffered vitamin C in water at a dosage of 60 mg/Kg body weight. Exactly 24 hours later, blood was again drawn for a follow-up study of NK, T and B cell function. Vitamin C in high oral dose was capable of enhancing NK activity up to ten-fold in 78% of patients. Lymphocyte blastogenic responses to T and B cell mitogens were restored to the normal level after vitamin C usage. Signal transduction enzyme protein kinase C (PKC) appeared to be involved in the mechanism of induction of NK activity by vitamin C. We conclude that immune functional abnormalities can be restored after toxic chemical exposure by oral usage of vitamin C.
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I agree, it would be great if Immed, Drs Nicholson, Vodjani and others would study Morgellons.
Because Immed has a handle on GWS, CFS, Fibro, Lyme and all the related emerging diseases- I have to believe that they already have a good idea of what Morgellons is- but they call it something else.
Dr Vodjani's research/abstract on the Chronic Fatigue/ME was written while he was affliated with Immed dot org- Dr Nicholson's company.
I don't doubt that these research GIANTS put their heads (and research) together back then.
Here is the link from Immed- re: Morgellons:
www.immed.org/treatment%20considerations/2.2.09Updates/MorgellonsDis09b.rtf
Link related to Vodjani and Fibro, CFS as relates to Chemical Sensitivity:
tinyurl.com/bcvzvb
MCS Definition
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A 1999 Consensus
Archives of Environmental Health v.54, n.3 May/Jun99
(read at above link)
References:
19. Buchwald D, Garrity D. Comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivities. Arch Int Med 1994; 154:2049–53.
20. Slotkoff AT, Radulovic DA, Clauw DJ. The relationship between fibromyalgia and the multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. Scand J Rheumatol 1997; 26:364–67.
21. Donnay A, Ziem G. Prevalence and overlap of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome among 100 new patients with multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. J Chron Fatigue Syndrome 5(2):(in press).
and at another Vodjani link, the doctor is references as relates to Autism per below:
outrunning-autism.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html
3. Vodjani A, Pangborn JB et al. Infections, toxic chemicals and dietary peptides binding to lymphocyte receptors and tissue enzymes are major instigators of autoimmunity in autism Int.J.Immunopath and Pharmacol 16 no.3 (2003) 189-199.
**
All of these diseases are linked- inter-related and may be the same basic pathogen/s
There are key words- such as in the above reference- toxic chemicals and dietary peptides binding to lymphcyte receptors and tissue enzymes are major instigators....
This applies to Autism- but could it not apply to Chronic Lyme? etc
***
As an aside, it's is interesting to note that high doses of Vitamin C kills MRSA and per above patent (Vodjani) is also used for Candida-
the enhancement of Natural Killer Cells- T & B- which is also cited
at Pub Med:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9248859
Excerpt:
Fair use
Enhancement of natural killer cell activity and T and B cell function by buffered vitamin C in patients exposed to toxic chemicals: the role of protein kinase-C.
Heuser G, Vojdani A.
Neuromed & Neurotox Associates, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361, USA.
After exposure to many toxic chemicals, NK function can be decreased significantly. Weeks or months later, natural killer (NK) function can rebound to normal levels in some and can be suppressed for prolonged periods of time in other patients. In view of this, we decided to study the effect of buffered vitamin C on NK, T and B cell function in patients who had been exposed to toxic chemicals. After the first blood draw, 55 patients immediately ingested granulated buffered vitamin C in water at a dosage of 60 mg/Kg body weight. Exactly 24 hours later, blood was again drawn for a follow-up study of NK, T and B cell function. Vitamin C in high oral dose was capable of enhancing NK activity up to ten-fold in 78% of patients. Lymphocyte blastogenic responses to T and B cell mitogens were restored to the normal level after vitamin C usage. Signal transduction enzyme protein kinase C (PKC) appeared to be involved in the mechanism of induction of NK activity by vitamin C. We conclude that immune functional abnormalities can be restored after toxic chemical exposure by oral usage of vitamin C.
end excerpt