U of Alabama working on antibiotics for movement disorders
 

In light of recent posts, here's an article on ampicillin and movement disorders:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0310162827.htm

good old drugs but
 

I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

Imad

[QUOTE=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija





























































































































































































































































































[QUOTE=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija





























































































































































































































































































[QUOTE=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija





























































































































































































































































































[QUOTE=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija





























































































































































































































































































[QUOTE=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija





























































































































































































































































































[QUOTE=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija











































































































































































Imad,
one way to explain antibiotics for PD is as follows:
Antibiotics kill bacteria
infection is cleared,
immune cells are not activated
so inflammation goes down
immune system calms down
cells that produce cytokines die or stop cytokine production
Inflammation and immune responses in brain decrease
regulatory T cells suppress immune responses in hte brain.
Microglia are no longer activated
Neurons are saved

Girija

nice girija
 

i really appreciate your sequencing the events like that -it is helpful to the lay person. you might want to fix your space bar lol - almost missed your post and it's informative.;)

[quote=girija;657998][quote=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija































































































































































































































































































[quote=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija































































































































































































































































































[quote=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija































































































































































































































































































[quote=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija































































































































































































































































































[quote=imark3000;657980]I thought antibiotics only kills bacteria ?!

yes, antibiotics kill bacteria, infections are cleared, immune system calms down, inflammation is decreased or gone, microglia are not activated, neurons are safe.....Thats one way to connect the dots....
It is interesting that several paths leading to inflammation, cytokines and the immune cells.
girija