Autism signs in fish 'astonishing'

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and Prozac is fluoride based (and so are many of the antibiotics used now

- the few cases of autism I see/know in UNvaccinated, all have

antibiotics in their history - need to ask further which

antibiotics. TRAGIC

Sheri

from Theresa Binstock

http://news.uk.msn.com/health/autism-signs-in-fish-astonishing

Signs of autism have been found in fish swimming in water contaminated

with psychoactive medications.

Scientists identified patterns of gene activity in the fathead minnows

that mimicked those seen in susceptible humans with the developmental

disorder.

The findings suggest a potential environmental trigger for autism in

genetically vulnerable people, the study authors said.

Researchers from Idaho State University in the US exposed fish to the

antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine) and two other chemicals. These were

venlafaxine, another antidepressant, and carbamazepine, used to control

seizures.

Concentrations were comparable with the highest estimated environmental

levels.

The genetic pathways affected were the same as those associated with

" idiopathic " autism spectrum disorders whose cause is

unknown....

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Psychoactive Pharmaceuticals Induce Fish Gene Expression Profiles

Associated with Human Idiopathic Autism

Idiopathic autism, caused by genetic susceptibility interacting with

unknown environmental triggers, has increased dramatically in the past 25

years. Identifying environmental triggers has been difficult due to

poorly understood pathophysiology and subjective definitions of autism.

The use of antidepressants by pregnant women has been associated with

autism. These and other unmetabolized psychoactive pharmaceuticals (UPPs)

have also been found in drinking water from surface sources, providing

another possible exposure route and raising questions about human health

consequences. Here, we examined gene expression patterns of fathead

minnows treated with a mixture of three psychoactive pharmaceuticals

(fluoxetine, venlafaxine & carbamazepine) in dosages intended to be

similar to the highest observed conservative estimates of environmental

concentrations. We conducted microarray experiments examining brain

tissue of fish exposed to individual pharmaceuticals and a mixture of all

three. We used gene-class analysis to test for enrichment of gene sets

involved with ten human neurological disorders. Only sets associated with

idiopathic autism were unambiguously enriched. We found that UPPs induce

autism-like gene expression patterns in fish. Our findings suggest a new

potential trigger for idiopathic autism in genetically susceptible

individuals involving an overlooked source of environmental

contamination.

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

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