Some Newer Lyme Research on Lyme Biofilm&Nematodes and Genetics of Lyme Inflammation

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Be sure to read the Townsend Letter link below for more in depth information on what herbs may help penetrate the lyme biofilm. Hopefully additional research will lead to even more effective and easier to follow protocols than are currently available.

Turn the Corner awards a grant to Eva Sapi, Ph.D., University of New Haven. Since 2008, Turn the Corner has supported the research of Dr. Sapi. Dr. Sapi and her students at the University of New Haven have been studying the role of biofilms and nematodes in Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial agent of Lyme disease. Dr. Sapi has confirmed that the Borrelia bacteria is capable of hiding within a complex covering called biofilm, which increases its resistance to antibiotic treatment. Currently she is testing which agents will ensure that Borrelia cannot hide in biofilm during and after therapy. Dr. Sapi strongly believes this research will be vital to treating patients with chronic Lyme disease. Read a recent article about Dr. Sapi’s research at Effectiveness of Samento and Banderol on Borrelia Burgdorferi (July 2010) Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients Turn the Corner is pleased to offer a video tape of the 2010 Lyme Disease Symposium “The Challenges of Lyme Disease: Emerging Research and Pediatric Care” hosted by Dr. Sapi at the University of New Haven.

Turn the Corner awards a grant to M. Karen Newell, Ph.D., Texas A & M University Since 2009, Turn the Corner has supported Dr. Newell's ground-breaking research project that has implications for improving quality of life for Lyme patients in the future. This study examines the genetics of chronic inflammation, which is a characteristic of every stage of Lyme disease. Using targeted peptides aimed at those that have the particular "immune response" genes associated with disease, Dr. Newell will attempt to reduce the inflammation caused by the Borrelia bacteria.

Through cytometric and computational analyses and tissue typing of peripheral blood from patients with Lyme disease, Dr. Newell has successfully determined that B and activated T lymphocytes, compared with peripheral blood white cells from uninfected individuals, exhibit the characteristics of polyclonal B and T cell activation and have MHC class I or II molecules filled with self-antigens. This reaffirms the prediction of a statistically significant association between the binding affinity of the peptide CLIP to the MHC class II, but not MHC class I. Further research requires parallel analysis of lymph node cells from at least 15 chronic Lyme patients in order to demonstrate statistical significance.


2011 Grants and Initiatives | TurnTheCorner

[cynical]

Very interesting TCM information. I had heard of Samento but not Banderol extract.

Thank you!

Cyn