Chronic Inflammation

[MomWithOCDSon]

I heard a report this morning on NPR about the rising rates of asthma, and one of the doctors interviewed commented upon the relationship between hormones and inflammation. I've always thought there was something to that with respect to DS, too, seeing as how many of our PANDAS kids hit their first major exacerbations upon the onset of puberty. Much of this is geared toward women, but hormones are hormones!

 

Pro-inflammatory hormones

 

Chronic inflammation

 

Affect of sex hormones on inflammation

 

So, maybe some of our kids are being hit by 3 factors simultaneously: hormones, infectious agent, and a genetic predisposition?

 

Aarrgghhh!!!!

[Fixit]

Hey MOm....i tried to read and am really interessted in the 3 rd link...

can't read it as it wants cookies....do you see it anywhere else///.....can you summerize in the meantime..or is it too much..

 

I heard a report this morning on NPR about the rising rates of asthma, and one of the doctors interviewed commented upon the relationship between hormones and inflammation. I've always thought there was something to that with respect to DS, too, seeing as how many of our PANDAS kids hit their first major exacerbations upon the onset of puberty. Much of this is geared toward women, but hormones are hormones!

 

Pro-inflammatory hormones

 

Chronic inflammation

 

Affect of sex hormones on inflammation

 

So, maybe some of our kids are being hit by 3 factors simultaneously: hormones, infectious agent, and a genetic predisposition?

 

Aarrgghhh!!!!

[MomWithOCDSon]

Hey MOm....i tried to read and am really interessted in the 3 rd link...

can't read it as it wants cookies....do you see it anywhere else///.....can you summerize in the meantime..or is it too much..

Sorry! I just got a cookie/session error, as well! Man! I'll have to see what I can find to recreate it or improve upon it.

 

Basically, this was a study done -- in Sweden, I think -- with mice in which they injected hormones and found increased and prolonged inflammation in the injected set as opposed to the control set. Nothing very fancy, but just more mind-fodder when it comes to puberty and our kids.

 

I'll try to get a new link up and running in the morning!

[MomWithOCDSon]

Okay, let's try this link instead:

 

Sex Hormones and Inflammation

 

Hope it works this time!

 

This isn't the same mouse study as I attempted to cite previously, however, but another sex hormone/inflammation link. I cannot seem to find a working link to the mouse study, but you can "Google" it.

Edited May 4, 2010 by MomWithOCDSon

[Fixit]

thanks for summerizing....that was a great summation and perspective.....