Posted on 08/18/2022 8:06:37 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Widely used for modern biomedical research, zebrafish share more than 70 percent of the human genome and possess the impressive power of regeneration. Dr. Sandra Rieger's research on appendage regeneration and nerve damage at the University of Miami has utilized zebrafish for years.
Now, in a study, Rieger uses these natural marvels with innate healing capacity once more to expand her research on the regenerative potential of hydrogen peroxide in wound repair and nerve regeneration.
As a postdoctoral researcher, Rieger made the groundbreaking discovery that hydrogen peroxide is produced in the epidermis and is responsible for promoting nerve regeneration following injury.
Rieger, stated, "It was a great discovery, but at the time we did not know the exact molecular mechanisms that drove nerve regeneration after injury."
In her latest study, Rieger and her colleagues investigated how hydrogen peroxide stimulates nerve regeneration. With the help of fluorescent labeling of proteins in zebrafish and mutant analysis, they used time-lapse imaging to study this process.
"Time-lapse imaging provides a detailed view of the biological processes and relationships between nerves and skin, as well as how these interactions lead to regeneration," explained Rieger. "The findings we sought will answer the question of how the skin affects regeneration, as the skin is so important in producing factors that are essential to the regeneration process."
The study essentially found that hydrogen peroxide reacts to the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) in the skin, which is essential for skin remodeling and aids nerve regrowth into the wound. "This is vital for the restoration of the skin," said Rieger.
"However, we discovered that if hydrogen peroxide is not present in neurons, nerve endings also cannot regenerate," Rieger explained. "It appears that both neurons and skin require hydrogen peroxide to coordinate the regeneration of their nerve endings."
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Yes, a study recently came out to not use HO2 on wounds as it retards healing and skin growth.
H2O2 for many things as others have posted. Been using it since my parents taught me all that it does.
I’ll add-
Use liberally on a q-tip to clean the inside of your nose.
Melts out the nasties.
“Use liberally on a q-tip to clean the inside of your nose.
Melts out the nasties.”
I use a Neti pot with salt and a drop of 2% food grade peroxide.
I have some nerve damage in my wrists. How deeply does hydrogen peroxide penetrate beneath the skin.
It doesn’t.
Works great on contact lenses (Clear Care)
Hmmm, that is a long read, which I scanned. Does one eat honey or just rub it on the skin?
That is exactly why I clicked on this article, just to see if that was mentioned.
I am going to try it on my transplant scar. When they opened me up, they severed nerves all across my belly. The skin below my scar is numb, and my understanding is that it will always be numb. Not a big deal, but what the hell, I’ll try it, it can’t hurt.
I’d like to help Raquel Welch get a good coating, and then lick it off.
It actually oxidizes human flesh, like a low temperature fire. That is how it works against bacteria, it oxidizes them out of existence. Repeated use on a wound can interfere with the regeneration process.
Gargle and nasal swab using HP
Yah that hydrogen dioxide is nasty stuff.😁
OOps, dropped a 2!
My fingers are still numb and I’m still getting nreve pain in my hand from my case of shingles earlier this year.
Will it help that too?
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