Posted by raybakes on October 29, 2004, at 13:20:59
In reply to Re: dopamine oxidation » raybakes, posted by Larry Hoover on October 29, 2004, at 9:11:55
> The core dysfunction in numerous disorders, symptom clusters that differ in expression in different people, is oxidative stress. Antioxidants are sacrificial. They quench a highly reactive species by laying down their lives to protect the lives of others (in a personified expression). They consume chemical bullets by getting between the gun and the innocent target. What goes wrong when a bullet
hits the target is illustrative of why we need to ensure a depth of reserve combatants. We preclude the need to examine the sequelae if we block the bullet before it reaches the target.
Thanks Lar, think we see things differently!! from my view, yes ideally we should have enough antioxidant troops to block the bullets, but what if we're in an autoimmune war zone with no end in sight....and to make matters worse our own troops are firing depleted superoxide bullets at our own dopamine and serotonin bases!Dr Hastings seems to be researching this line of thought (if you look carefully, she's got a flak jacket under her dress!)
http://www.pitt.edu/~neurosci/hastings.html
Genetically i have high interleukin 1 and low glutathione (null gene), so I'm predisposed to autoimmune disease - for me the autoxidation of catecholamines and serotonin is real, even with heavy intake of antioxdants - the research on quinones and kynurenine strikes a chord with me so I want to check it out and see if supporting that area helps my symptoms. I'm thinking of getting a urine organic acid test to see if there are any high levels of toxic neurotransmitter metabolites - have you had your's checked out, or can you recommend any tests?
Thanks, sorry about the dodgy metaphors!!
Ray
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