Cooling Inflammation

Inflammation is the foundation for cancer and degenerative/autoimmune diseases. Small changes in diet and exercise, e.g. omega-3 oils, vitamin D, low starch, and maintaining muscle mass, can dramatically alter predisposition to disease and aging, and minimize the negative impact of genetic risks. Based on my experience in biological research, I am trying to explain how the anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle combat disease. 190 more articles at http://coolinginflammation.blogspot.com

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Topoisomerase Inhibitors

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Inhibiting enzymes involved in DNA synthesis should stop cancer cells, because cancer is uncontrolled cell division. Topoisomerases are enz...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

Fiber Phytate

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Some polysaccharides are only digested by the action of colon bacteria. Some of these fiberous plant polysaccharides (and associated macrom...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

More Inconvenient Truths

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I am writing this shouting summary of bottom lines in response to recent good news and bad news. The good news is that Michael Pollan is sp...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Bee Sting Allergy

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Typical. I started to write an article on leukotrienes, the inflammatory derivatives of the omega-6 fatty acid, arachidonic acid, but ran a...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Statins and Atherosclerosis

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A recent study (JUPITER) on the statin Crestor was ended prematurely when the drug was shown to dramatically reduce vascular events. The st...
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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Osteopetrosis

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Bones like stones, that is osteo-petrosis. It is the opposite of osteoporosis, porous bones. Osteopetrosis is a disruption of bone metabol...
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Friday, November 7, 2008

Oxygen Starved

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Hypoxia is the low oxygen environment of tissue lacking blood vessels. Oxygen is needed as the final, low energy electron acceptor of the a...
Thursday, November 6, 2008

Arthritis Antibodies

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Antibodies can be used to attack the signaling (TNF) molecule that mediates the autoimmune attack on arthritic joint tissues. These anti-TN...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Bacterial Sex

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A new study finds that women have more species of bacteria on their hands than do men. I don’t know what this means, but this brings up a q...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Inflammation Score

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Most people need some feedback to monitor the impact of their diet and exercise on their health. I tried to point out some of the major con...
Monday, November 3, 2008

Thalidomide Waste

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Thalidomide suppresses TNF production and alleviates cachexia and anorexia of terminal cancer. Suppression of TNF is also effective in the ...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Spider Inflammation

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Happy Halloween! It's time for creepy, crawly things that bite... and cause inflammation. The brown recluse has the bite that keeps on ...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Cartilage as Rejuvenation

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I have studied cartilage secreting (chondrocytes) for the last few years. Chondrocytes are normally derived by differentiation of mesenchy...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Palm Oil

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One of my favorite chocolates is Truffettes de France . I tell myself that just one serving (1.5 oz) or five pieces will provide an excelle...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Osteoporosis Treatment

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Osteoporosis is an imbalance between bone production and loss. Most loss is due to dietary use of omega-6 vegetable oils. Treatment should...
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Osteoporosis

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Bone density is based on the balance between bone production and demineralization. Inflammatory cell signaling is required for release of c...
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Farmer and Chief

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Michael Pollan has articulated the relationship between U.S. agricultural policy, diet, health and lifestyle. In an open letter to the new ...

Asthma Nitric Oxide

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Arginine is the source of nitric oxide using the enzyme NOS. Inducible NOS is expressed in response to triggers of inflammation mediated by...
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Palmitoleate: omega-7 lipokine

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Palmitoleic acid is responsible for keeping people healthy (lipokine) and for the smell of old people (nonenal). Overproduction of this lip...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Heparin Binding

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This little video clip that I put together shows how a growth factor binds to its receptor. Heparin mediates the process. The growth facto...
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Dr. Art Ayers
I grew up in San Diego and did my PhD in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (U. Colo. Boulder). I subsequently held postdoctoral research positions at the Swedish Forest Products Research Laboratories, Stockholm, U. Missouri -Colombia and Kansas State U. I was an assistant professor in the Cell and Developmental Biology Department at Harvard University, and an associate professor and Director of the Genetic Engineering Program at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. I joined the faculty at the College of Idaho in 1991 and in 1997-98 I spent a six-month sabbatical at the National University of Singapore. Most recently I have focused on the role of heparin in inflammation and disease.
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