Guest guest Posted November 21, 2002 Report Share Posted November 21, 2002 he two sites I sent are theories that support autoimmune diseases as being caused bymolecular mimicry.... i.e. a foreign substance is introduced into the body whose molecular structure closely resembles the make up of one of our own cells....parts of its protein chains are identical to parts of another cells chains. In those people who are genetically predisposed their immune system falesly identify the good cells as bad and attack them even after the invader has been irradicated. Hence the chronic and progressiveness. This is the best I can describe it. You may want to read for yourself. This is already accepted as the etiology of UC and MS diseases. Makes some sense to me. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Yes, very interesting Jerry....thanks. Makes a whole lot of sense to me! Fascinating, isn't it? Perhaps this idea, if true, will lead to better treatment...perhaps cure!! > he two sites I sent are theories that support autoimmune diseases as > being caused bymolecular mimicry.... i.e. a foreign substance is > introduced into the body whose molecular structure closely resembles the > make up of one of our own cells....parts of its protein chains are > identical to parts of another cells chains. In those people who are > genetically predisposed their immune system falesly identify the good > cells as bad and attack them even after the invader has been > irradicated. Hence the chronic and progressiveness. This is the best I > can describe it. You may want to read for yourself. This is already > accepted as the etiology of UC and MS diseases. Makes some sense to me. > > jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I think in an effort to attack whatever it is, there is collateral damage and that is what is being called autoimmune. I don't think the body ever attacks itself without a pathogen, toxin or similar stimulating the response. > > basicly, mold and possably bacterias, so closely related to our own cells, that it's confuseing our body to where it not only attacks the invaders but our own " SELF " causeing autoimmune disease. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 seems to me that the theory of self attacking self is actually molecular mimicry. > > > > basicly, mold and possably bacterias, so closely related to our own cells, that it's confuseing our body to where it not only attacks the invaders but our own " SELF " causeing autoimmune disease. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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