curcumin

[jan251]

I came across a random article about alzheimer's, Lyme and curcumin and something stuck out at me as a possible reason that some PANS/PANDAS patients seem to benefit from curcumin (or at least that's what I recall from my initial reading about curcumin and PANDAS, way back when):

 

http://blog.lef.org/2013/12/is-alzheimers-caused-by-infection.html

Damaged brain cells produce amyloid-beta protein as an adaptive response to the infection.

Amyloid-beta deposits grow and begin to affect brain cell connections and communication highways.

With damaged connections and communication highways, dementia symptoms begin and gradually worsen.

 

 

As it turns out, curcumin can bind to amyloid-beta plaques, allowing the brain macrophages to “latch on” and engulf the plaques. The clearing of the plaques can help resolve the infection and reestablish normal brain cell connections and communication highways.⁶

 

 

I am guessing that, perhaps, these plaques could be a response to other types of infections besides Lyme, contributing to various types of symptoms of the central nervous system. Just thought this was an interesting idea...

Edited March 8, 2015 by jan251