RE: Statins could prove useful in treating MS

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Interesting. I'm really glad to see this. , you wouldn't believe how many times I've been slammed for mentioning that the statins were orgininally developed as antifungals/antimicrobials. penny Jaep <Jaep@...> wrote: Statins could prove useful in treating MSWell , more on the wonder drugs Statins.. treating an auto-immune conditionMS..I wonder why no-one mentions the fact that they were first developed asAntifungalshttp://www.rxpgnews.com/research/neurosciences/demyelinatingdiseases/multiplesclerosis/article_3671.shtmlResearchers are still trying to fathom the massive health benefits that thecontrol group experienced from the Statin and heart disease study. The"Statins": Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pravastatin, Simvastatin (HMG CoAReductase Inhibitors) (1992) has recently reviewed the worldwideexperience of the beneficial use of this interesting group of antifungalantibiotics in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. La Villeet al (1989), Oogushi (1991) and Zhu et al (1992) have documented theability of these antibiotics to prevent atherosclerosis in animals.As you see Statins were first developed as an anti-fungal drugs,consequently they have a powerful anti-fungal action Some very interestingfacts on

the effect of statins “lovastatin increased the effect of threeazole antifungal drugs (ketoconazole, clotrimazole, and miconazole) from 6to 32 fold when lovastatin was added to the culture media”Multiple Sclerosis: A Chronic Mycotoxicosis?http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/19/multiple_sclerosis.htm--No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 19/06/2006

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Well I have the references if you want to confront your doupters ....Aspirin was also first sold as a germicide. it has quite a potent action against fungi ..A fact I think about when I hark back to Barb's successful self treatment with large long term doses of salicates..

-----Original Message-----From: infections [mailto:infections ]On Behalf Of Penny HouleSent: 22 June 2006 15:03infections Subject: Re: [infections] Statins could prove useful in treating MS

Interesting. I'm really glad to see this.

, you wouldn't believe how many times I've been slammed for mentioning that the statins were orgininally developed as antifungals/antimicrobials.

penny

Jaep <Jaep@...> wrote:

Statins could prove useful in treating MSWell , more on the wonder drugs Statins.. treating an auto-immune conditionMS..I wonder why no-one mentions the fact that they were first developed asAntifungalshttp://www.rxpgnews.com/research/neurosciences/demyelinatingdiseases/multiplesclerosis/article_3671.shtmlResearchers are still trying to fathom the massive health benefits that thecontrol group experienced from the Statin and heart disease study. The"Statins": Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pravastatin, Simvastatin (HMG CoAReductase Inhibitors) (1992) has recently reviewed the worldwideexperience of the beneficial use of this interesting group of antifungalantibiotics in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. La Villeet al (1989), Oogushi (1991) and Zhu et al (1992) have documented theability of these antibiotics to prevent atherosclerosis in animals.As you see Statins were first developed as an anti-fungal drugs,consequently they have a powerful anti-fungal action Some very interestingfacts on the effect of statins “lovastatin increased the effect of threeazole antifungal drugs (ketoconazole, clotrimazole, and miconazole) from 6to 32 fold when lovastatin was added to the culture media”Multiple Sclerosis: A Chronic Mycotoxicosis?http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/19/multiple_sclerosis.htm--No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 19/06/2006