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| part 2, “Lyme on the Brain” by Tom Grier, August 22, 2010 |
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| Written by Bettyg | |
| 22 August 2010 | |
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The heart and soul of the mechanism of infection, or the pathogenesis of Borrelia bacteria that cause Relapsing Fever and Lyme disease is its ability to attach to the lining of blood vessels and cause gaps or holes to appear between the endothelial cells.
The endothelial cells themselves release digestive substances, as well as our own white blood cells releasing blood-born immune factors such as tissue plasminogen, TNF-alpha, IL-1, Il-6, histamines, vaso-active amines and MMP-9 that facilitates cell penetration through any and all blood vessels, but especially important is the immediate transit of Borrelia burgdorferi through the blood-brain-barrier.
Animal models including dogs and primates show conclusively that this is not just a random occurrence, but rather a very specific mechanism that facilitates both the immediate and long-term survival of Borrelia within mammalian systems.
In dog-models, the uninfected dog’s blood protein albumin was tagged with radioactive Iodine, and then traced using radio-detection of entering the brain and spinal-fluid. After infected ticks were allowed to feed on the dogs, this “leaky-brain-effect” took less than 24-48 hours to reach its full potential.
We can measure and observe this leaky-brain-effect in dogs, hamsters, rabbits, and primates within hours, and we can see and detect in many other animal models including guinea pigs, mice, hamsters, and rabbits the actual transit of Borrelia into the brain of these animals within days of tick-bite, yet our own USA health-care experts are saying without equivocation that infected ticks have to be attached for at least 36-48 hours.
(YALE Medical Report, IDSA-Lyme Treatment Guidelines)
Why is there such an absolute dictatorship in our guidelines when we have direct animal studies since 1989 that suggest that not only does Borrelia bacteria penetrate blood vessels and enter the brain, but once the blood-brain-barrier closes up 10-14 days after initial infection; the sequester bacterial infection within the brain is undetectable by serology tests.
Our current serology tests that detect antibodies to the Lyme bacteria; require at least 4-6 weeks after exposure to produce significant antibodies to the Lyme bacterium.
By then the infection can be resting dormant and quiescently within the host’s brain, undetected, undetectable, and creating changes within the brain that are subtle and perhaps for awhile negligible. full article can be read here: |
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