Posted by Baseball55 on August 30, 2016, at 19:56:14
In reply to Re: vaccinations and autism, posted by linkadge on August 29, 2016, at 14:55:26
Whatever biochemical changes that may be found in mice after vaccinations. The fact remains that on a gross correlation level, there is absolutely no correlation between childhood vaccinations and subsequent development of autism. None. The only peer-reviewed article published that posited such a correlation was not only not replicated, but was found to be based on no real data at all and was repudiated by the publisher subsequently. Is it being a sheep to point this out? Or is it being a sheep to hold on to discredited positions rather than deal with the vast uncertainty surrounding autism and other mental disabilities?
Coming from a 'science' background, I admit that the human data does not support a link between vaccinations and autism.
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> However, there is research in mice suggesting that vaccinations can cause significant increases in inflammatory compounds (such as IL-6). The adjuvant in the vaccine is designed to activate your immune system so that the vaccine will 'take'.
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> Scientists are beginning to appreciate a connection between the immune system and psychiatric disorders. For example depression is routinely associated with elevated IL-6 levels. Many of the genes showing links to schizophrenia and autism are immune related (rather than neurotransmitter related).
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> I react very negatively to annual vaccinations. I experience acute euphoria followed by insomnia and then destabilization. This could correspond to a rise in IL-6 levels (which can persist for weeks - at least in rodent studies).
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> I would imagine that activation of the immune system, paired with some other predisposing genetic factor, could unmask or worsen autism and / or other psychiatric disorders.
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> I would imagine that some individuals have a much stronger immune response to the vaccine, and that this could be genetic. High levels of inflammation in the developing CNS could cause neurotoxicity.
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> So, I do believe that there could be a yet uncovered link - at least that a mechanism exists in theory.
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> Linkadge
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