How the stressed-out brain can weaken the immune system
Stress leads to disarray of the gut microbiome, which in turn causes inflammation and a drop in the body’s ability to fend off infection. #MECFS #LongCovid
"Closer analysis showed that removing the Brunner’s glands from mice eliminates bacteria in the Lactobacillus genus, which live in the small intestine."nature.com/articles/d4158…
Aug 4 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Unraveling the Underlying Molecular Mechanism of ‘Silent Hypoxia’ in #COVID19 Patients Suggests a Central Role for Angiotensin II Modulation of the AT1R-Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Signaling Pathway #HIF1α #MECFS #LongCovid
"The interaction of #SARSCoV2 with ACE2 causes ACE2 dysfunction, which results in reduced hydrolysis of Ang II and the overproduction/accumulation of Ang II."
"A drug approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers successfully alleviated symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome called autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1)."nih.gov/news-events/ne…
May 3 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Inhibiting reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus #EBV #MECFS #LongCovid
"Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (#MECFS) with orthostatic intolerance (OI) is characterized by neuro-cognitive deficits perhaps related to upright hypocapnia and loss of cerebral autoregulation (CA)."pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38682242/
Apr 28 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
@IamMADELINEpod @nicktsergas @Michelle_Gamage My main point was they couldn't be bothered checking before approving ending someone's life.
NAC based upon body weight (several grams per day) can help increase glutathione.
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Inhibition of mitochondrial function by metformin increases glucose uptake, glycolysis and GDF-15 release from intestinal cells
"Loratadine alone also breaks up bacterial biofilms, tight-knit microbial communities that form on implants and catheters and make resistance worse."cen.acs.org/pharmaceutical…
Mar 9 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Propranolol suppresses reactivation of herpesvirus #MECFS #LongCovid
"Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) is a type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) characterized by subacute, proximal and symmetric muscle weakness,"sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Jan 29 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The first major set of genetic associations found in #longCOVID #MECFS
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Genetic risk factors for severe and fatigue dominant #longCOVID and commonalities with #MECFS identified by combinatorial analysis
"Patients with lower levels of taurine had a lot more symptoms, more of them were hospitalized and there was an increased risk for mortality"medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-a…
Oct 24, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Lactate activates the mitochondrial electron transport chain independently of its metabolism #LongCovid #MECFS
"- Lactate is a mitochondrial messenger that shifts ATP production to the mitochondria
- It activates the electron transport chain (ETC) without being metabolized"cell.com/molecular-cell…
Oct 8, 2023 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
Lactate and lactic acidosis #LongCovid #MECFS
"Susceptible patients suffer episodes of D-lactic acidosis usually following ingestion of a high-carbohydrate meal."acutecaretesting.org/en/articles/la…
D-Lactate: Implications for Gastrointestinal Diseases
"They found that the sympathetic nerves were producing noradrenaline, which was binding to killer T cells using a receptor called ADRB1."genengnews.com/topics/cancer/…
Jun 4, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
VUMC team discovers new genetic disease (neurogenic orthostatic hypotension)
"Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a new genetic disease that causes a severe form of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing that can cause fainting."
Jun 4, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Metformin decreases IFN-α production from plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) #MECFS#LongCovid
"Though all cells can make IFN-α/β, plasmacytoid DCs are the major producers during chronic infections."
A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.
New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain
"Markx and his colleagues discovered that although April’s illness was clinically indistinguishable from schizophrenia, she also had lupus, an underlying and treatable autoimmune condition that was attacking her brain."
Jun 4, 2023 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
CD8 T Cell Exhaustion During Chronic Viral Infection and Cancer
