Tag: inflammation
Progesterone may bind and deactivate endotoxin (LPS) directly
I made a few posts recently discussing the blocking effects of pregnenolone on TLR4 and TLR family…
PUFA (metabolites) drive heart failure and possibly diabetes
Over the years I have posted a number of studies on the roles of PUFA metabolites such…
Vitamin D deficiency can cause heart failure
As many readers know, there is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. It is of worldwide proportions,…
Blocking endotoxin (LPS) may reverse/cure diabetes type I (insulin dependent)
Yet another study demonstrating the key role of endotoxin in the pathology of perhaps the most widespread…
Endotoxin (LPS) may cause depression / anhedonia
As many readers know, anhedonia is one of the most pernicious aspects of clinical depression. It is…
Osteoporosis is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, driven by nitric oxide (NO)
Let’s repeat the mantra one more time – structure and function cannot be separated, they are interdependent…
Endotoxin (LPS) may be a major cause of preterm births
As many readers have probably heard, rates of preterm births due to a variety of maternal conditions…
Fluorescent light (FL) exposure triggers chronic inflammation / immune overactivity
As Peat has discussed many times in this interviews and most people know first-hand, FL is really…
All gut bacteria is dangerous, their endotoxin drives liver cancer; antibiotics can cure.
As Peat has written many times, there is truly no such thing as “beneficial” gut bacteria as…
Damaged mitochondria and endotoxin (LPS) drive chronic inflammation
Chronic, low-grade inflammation has now been recognized as the main cause behind a number of chronic degenerative…