Phoenix Rising: Proteins on the Brain- Spinal Tapping for ME/CFS

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We've understandably gotten wrapped up in XMRV over the past for five

months but there is other exciting, potentially game breaking research going

on. Dr. Baraniuk's first brain proteome paper in 2006 suggested he may have

found a core element in the problems facing ME/CFS, FM and GWS patients.

His first study uncovered a suite of unusual spinal fluid proteins which

suggested that blood vessels in CFS patient's brains might be 'under attack'

from unusual conglomerations of proteins called amyloid proteins. These

proteins, interestingly enough, are implicated in a series of central nervous

system diseases. The blood vessel connection, was intriguing given other

studies suggesting CFS patients may have problems there as well. There was also

indication of increased oxidative stress. All in all his paper seemed to

tie together quite a few strands in this disorder.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Baraniuk began a new larger study aimed at validating this last study

results. I was able to participate in that study and Dr. Baraniuk was quite

willing to sit down and talk at length about his work and his conception

of ME/CFS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Check out _Proteins on the Brain. _

(http://www.aboutmecfs.org/News/BrainProteomeMar10.aspx) and its companion

piece containing my Spinal Tap

story

* _Spinal Tapping for ME/CFS_

(http://www.forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?91-Spinal-Tapping-For-ME-CFS)

 

 

 

Since the last newsletter we've had quite a bit of XMRV and other news.

 

 

 

 

 

 

* First we were up: _XMRV and CFS: Check, Check, Check?_

(http://forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?85-XMRV-CFS-Check-Check-Check)

* Then we were a bit down:_ XMRV and ME/CFS: Muddy Waters _

(http://forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?89-Muddy-Waters-XMRV-and-CFS)

* Then we went up again quite a bit : _Light in the Darkness: Good

News for XMRV? _

(http://forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?90-A-Light-in-the-Darkness-Good-News-A\

head-for-XMRV)

* We had some exciting news about efforts to build a WPI-like

Institute in New Jersey: _WPI in New Jersey: Support the NEID Center _

(http://www.forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?84-Support-a-NeuroendocrineImmune-\

Center-

in-New-Jersey!)

* If you missed the ending of Corrine's Visit to Dr. Peterson

(because of my bad link) _check it out here. _

(http://www.forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?55-A-Visit-to-Dr-Peterson-VI-Tests\

-and-the-CFS-ME-Bond-by-Corinne-

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* We created a _ME/CFS Action Mailing Lis_

(http://action.phoenix-cfs.org/subscription.php) t to support advocacy efforts

- please join!

 

(http://forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?85-XMRV-CFS-Check-Check-Check)

(http://forums.aboutmecfs.org/content.php?89-Muddy-Waters-XMRV-and-CFS)

 

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Cort Johnson

 

Phoenix Rising - An ME/CFS Website at _http://aboutmecfs.org_ (http://abou

tmecfs.org/) .

Proudly affiliated with ME-CFS Community at _http://ME-CFSCommunity.com_

(http://me-cfscommunity.com/)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cort Johnson

 

Phoenix Rising - An ME/CFS Website at _http://aboutmecfs.org_

(http://aboutmecfs.org/) .

Proudly affiliated with ME-CFS Community at _http://ME-CFSCommunity.com_

(http://me-cfscommunity.com/)