Bacterial Product Isolated in Soil from Easter Island Rescues Learning, Memory in Alzheimer's...

ScienceDaily ^ | Mar. 8, 2010 | NA

[neverdem]

It's starting to look like Alzheimer’s is another autoimmune disease. The press release at ScienceDaily links the abstract. Here a PDF link to the actual article.

MOLECULAR INTERPLAY BETWEEN MTOR, Aβ AND TAU: EFFECTS ON COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS MTOR means the mammalian target of rapamycin.

Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer’s

[Red Badger]

I may be too late for me.............

[Red Badger]

It...........

[ConservativeMind]

I don’t know if that is the right term for it.

An autoimmune disorder leaves the body attacking itself, even if it might have been set that way by a foreign invader. In this case, if an antibiotic rids the plaques, it’s not killing an invader, but the result of our response to it.

It would seem that the plaques are not our bodies attacking our brains. However, the antibiotic may work via a method that has nothing to do with bacterial death.

[ConservativeMind]

No, you had that right to begin with if you have Alzheimer’s.

[Red Badger]

Had what right?...........

[lonevoice]

Very interesting

[neverdem]

Micro ping

A drug that extends life span prevents Alzheimer's deficits (rapamycin)

I couldn't find the original article at the Public Library of Science. The immunosuppressant rapamycin appears designed to fool the beta amyloid, aka abeta and amyloid beta, of the innate immune system.

Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer's Disease-Associated Amyloid β-Protein Is an Antimicrobial Peptide

[tet68]

Y ou had it right the first time.

[decimon]

This looks like a big advance, no?

[Pride in the USA]

This is very interesting indeed. Let’s hope that this bacterial product really does help people who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

[neverdem]

This looks like a big advance, no?

Maybe, but taking immunosuppressants can have adverse effects, usually infections.

[decimon]

Maybe, but taking immunosuppressants can have adverse effects, usually infections.

Thanks.

What these articles don't go into is dosage and length of treatment when used against alzheimer's.

[ConservativeMind]

Good stuff!

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...(Thanks, neverdem!)

[wizr]

What was that again?

[Nuc1]

Excellent! I really need some of that memory stuff...

[GOPJ]

It's starting to look like Alzheimer’s is another autoimmune disease.

Could be good news in the long run...

[null and void]

Maybe, but taking immunosuppressants can have adverse effects, usually infections.

I'd bet you could suspend rapamycin long enough to clobber any infection and still derived an excellent therapeutic effect against slow-as-snail-shell-growth Alzheimers.

[SE Mom]

This is fascinating stuff- thanks for posting.