Steve: Xanthine Oxidase - long overdue

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Hi, Steve! Didn't know anything about XO so did some snooping. I found a

couple of interesting things. The first article says that XO apparently

assists the release of iron from from ferritin stores.

" The enzyme has been reported to have anti-tumor effect in mice ( Haddow et

al. 1958) and to participate in the release of iron from hepatic ferritin

stores in the plasma ( Mazur et al. 1958). "

http://www.worthington-biochem.com/manual/X/XO.html

" According to Dr. Kurt Oster, Chief of Cardiology, Emeritus, at Bridgeport

Park City Hospital, Dr. Ross of Fairfield University, and Dr.

Zikakis of University of Delaware, homogenization allows the enzyme xanthine

oxidase to pass intact into the blood stream. There it attacks the

plasmalogen tissue of the artery walls and parts of the heart muscle. This

causes lesions that the body tries to heal by laying down a protective layer

of cholesterol. The end result is scar tissue and calcified plaques and a

buildup of cholesterol and other fatty deposits.

We call these arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis. According to these

esteemed researchers, dietary cholesterol isn't the main cause of heart

attacks, homogenized milk is.

Consider this: Finns drink about 600 pounds of milk a year; 90 percent is

homogenized. Swedes drink about 375 pounds, but only 2 percent is

homogenized. The heart attack death rate in Finland is about 245 per

100,000. In Sweden it is only 75. While this doesn't prove anything, it sure

gets your attention. "

http://www.argee.net/Thrawn%20Rickle/Thrawn%20Rickle%2026.htm

This scientific article says that NAD(P)H oxidases (XO is one) are a

problem, but that XO is probably not one of them. :/

http://www.cardiov.ox.ac.uk/staff/channonpdf/guzik.pdf