Receptor site research :
www.lymemed.nl/discussie/grier2.pdf"It appear
s that the Lyme spirochete has
an affinity for certain
tissues. It seeks out conn
ective tissue and may
use N-Acetyl Glucasamine as a fo
od source. Borrelia burgdorferi
also attaches to specific cells in animal models of Lyme disease
including endothelial cells, B-cells, fibroblasts, peripheral nerves,
and specific brain cells. It may be th
at the bacteria has receptor sites
that can be blocked by new and specialized therapies? If so this may
be both an effective treatment and a preventative. "
T cells are not only related to virisis eratication. Also Lyme BB will go after B and T cells - and change them, it goes inside I think (read that somewhere).
Pub med and Tom Grier mention this. Tom is a well know microbiologist in MN who studies lyme - with MaCDonald at times.
If there were no corelation between lyme and T cell response, there would not be a test (iSpot) that shows
this.
www.lymeneteurope.org/info/the-complexities-of-lyme-disease :
"Another interesting observation about
this bacteria is how it interacts with our body's immune system; Dr. David Dorward of Rocky Mountain Labs made a video tape of how Borrelia burgdorferi acts when surrounded by B-cells. (The type of white blood cell that makes antibody.) The spirochete attached tip first, entered the B lymphocyte, multiplied and ruptured the cell. It repeated this process for three days until the B-cells were able to come to an equilibrium. A matter of concern was that some of the spirochetes were able to strip away part of the B-cell's membrane, and wear it like a cloak. (Dorward, Hulinska 1994 LDF Conference Vancouver BC) "...
Post Edited (astroman) : 9/23/2016 9:24:55 AM (GMT-6)