Here's a recent easy to read article discussing Vitamin Di's importance for T Cell activation. First a news article:
And then the actual article abstract:
Other studies have suggested that Vitamin D is important for T Cell activation as well:
But the recent article provides details into the mechanisms involved:
When the naïve T cell recognizes foreign molecules with its T cell receptor (TCR) it sends activation signals (1) to the VDR gene. The VDR gene now starts the production of VDR (2). VDR binds vitamin D in the T cell (3) and becomes activated. Vitamin D bound to activated VDR goes back into the cell nucleus and activates the gene for PLC-gamma1 (5). PLC-gamma1 is produced (6) and the T cells can get started. (Credit: Professor of Immunology, Carsten Geisler)
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Thank you ,Red, for this
Thank you ,Red,
for this interesting study.
sphinx
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sphinx / On Wheldon CAPi ,14 th May 2008, currently/ Doxy 200 ,ACC 2400 plus supplementsi ,RRMSi since 92, SPMSi 06, EDSS 7 ,Azi 3 times a week, 21 Tinii pulses
Good links and studies,
Good links and studies, but one can not go from these to thinking that taking D3 or D2 will work in increasing 1,25-D, the most active metabolite that has the highest affinity for the receptor. 1,25-D activates the VDR, however at normal physiologic levels 25-D does not do so or only very weakly. Taking high doses of D3 or D2 can actually lower levels of the more effective 1,25-D and act as an immuno-suppressant in my clinical experience. I have frequently seen people's 1,25-D levels drop when they take D3, especailly at higher doses. The logic of taking vitamin D3 to try and increase VDR activation is mistaken in most people, and in fact in chronic intracellulari infectionsi 25-D is often downregulated becasue of an excess in levels of 1,25-D caused by the disease process. We feel that activation of the VDR is essential of recovery of innate immunei system response, and that taking D3 or D2 is apt to be immuno-suppressive in chronic chlamydial inflections.
Randal
Thanks Red for continuing to
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6-07WheldonCAP CFS20+yr
(11-29-07 started Cholestyramine HS PRNi x 7d for porphyrin+endotoxinsi removal)
Check out Louise's Blog at; http://www.cpnhelp.org/blog/louise for the details of my treatment adventure!
I'm guessing that by "we"
Thanks Norman I was
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6-07WheldonCAP CFS20+yr
(11-29-07 started Cholestyramine HS PRNi x 7d for porphyrin+endotoxinsi removal)
Check out Louise's Blog at; http://www.cpnhelp.org/blog/louise for the details of my treatment adventure!
LOL, "we" is so innocuously
LOL, "we" is so innocuously inclusive... Unlike the far more sinister "they" that are always out to get us ;)
- Paul
(No subject)
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Treatment for Rosaceai
According to Dr. Yasko,
According to Dr. Yasko, rosemary helps increase vitamin Di receptors (coumaric acid). Good to take a few caps along with your D each day---especially those of us who have a genetic defect in a VDR.
I am happy to report my last D3 test was at 88 ng/ml. My doctor was pleased and my Cpni test levels have dropped significantly along with HHV6.
Thanks for posting this, Red.
Raven
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Feeling 95% well-going for 100. Still testing + for Cpni. CAPi since 8-05 for Cpn/Mycoplasma P.for MSi and/or CFSi. Also EBVi and HHV6. Amoxy,Doxyi, Azith, Tinii pulses. NACi, Iodoral,
T3, BHRT, MethyB12 injections,Nitro patch,Thank you for posting this,
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On Wheldon protocol since 02/2006, added rifa 10/09 for CFSi and many problems 30 years (cpni and mycoplasma)
Great feedback Lala that
Great feedback Lala that high dose Vitamin Di is augmenting your progress with CAPi. Louise
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6-07WheldonCAP CFS20+yr
(11-29-07 started Cholestyramine HS PRNi x 7d for porphyrin+endotoxinsi removal)
Check out Louise's Blog at; http://www.cpnhelp.org/blog/louise for the details of my treatment adventure!
Thanks red for this
Thanks red for this research. I have in the last 4 weeks significantly titrated up my doses of vit D under my neuroi's supervisioon and instruction- now on 7,000iu a day. I go for my next blood test this week. I have to say that I have felt not yet felt the benefits of vit d being intoroduced ( in fact in the early weeks it was quite the opposite- perhaps the antibicrobial actions at work) but I look forward to the longer term benefits- having been a fall out from the member of the other unmentionable protocol that after 3 years, no longer worked for me! ( couldn't resist puting that in as 3 years was a long time to follow a protocol that eventualy did not deliver and may even have done damage?, who knows. But my neurologist is no longer prepared to see me with my type of symptoms- if I do not get my vitamin Di levels up.)
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FMSi/ME dxi 2001. Started Wheldon Protocol 16 Jan. '10. Mino 100mg q 24 h. Roxyi 150mg q 12h. Cholestyramine, LDNi 0.75mg q 24 h. prophylactic migraine-topamax 75mg q 24h. migraines, headache, fatigue, sleep problems, body aches
Red, thank you for this
Red, thank you for this good job.
Randal, ıf we assume that what you say is true, we should expect immunei suppressed people with lots of infectionsi on their body in equatorial places or sunny places and we should expect also a flare up of infections in summers, do you have any data indicating this?
yılmaz
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KEREM'S TAKECARER;
Suspıcıon of MSi (transient nystagmus during conjugated gaze on february 2008, blepharospazms and some optic complaints on february 2009-no plaque on MRI), Vit D3 started 400 IU and elevated to 2000 ıu ın 40 days.
My levels have changed as
My levels have changed as follows and I live in the U.S. sunbelt with high UV rates which I get at least 30 minutes per day.
Starting with CAPi and a D3 supplement one year ago the levels were 20 ng/mL of D3 and my NK percent was at 4%.
At the one year mark my vitamin D3 level is at 56 ng/mL and my NK percent is at 13%, about midrange according to Quest Lab for the NK cells percent.
I started with 6000 IU/day of D3 and increased at every three month blood test interval. I am now at 12,000 IU/day and will try to maintain the D3 level in the 70-80 ng/mL range.
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Cpni, Mycoplasma, Chronic EBVi, M.S.(MRI, Spinal Tap-greater than 5 oligoclonal bands and VEP), PANDAS(OCD). Wheldon CAPi (started 12/08),
Azithromycin/Clarithromycin(12/09), Lithium, Lamictal, NACi(2.4g/day), D3(12,000IU/day)