Tag: tlr4
Parkinson Disease (PD) akin to infectious disease – driven by endotoxin, damaged mitochondria
Yet another study demonstrating that there is no need for genes or any other hereditary mechanism to…
Blocking endotoxin (TLR4) may prevent death from viral infections (COVID-19/ARDS)
Almost a decade ago I posted about a “rogue” study which had the audacity to suggest that…
Serum endotoxin level is a reliable biomarker of liver disease
It looks like the interest in gut-derived pathogenic substances is steadily increasing in the medical field. After…
Endotoxin (LPS) – a reliable biomarker of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
It looks like more and more medical groups are waking up to the important role LPS plays…
Endotoxin (LPS) may drive kidney damage in diabetes type II
Not much of a news, but I like adding to the, already big, pile of evidence that…
Another “paradox” – glucocorticoids cause inflammation, insulin blocks it
As many of my readers know, I am not a fan of the ubiquitous usage of both…
Endotoxin (LPS) causes Alzheimer Disease (AD)
I have made posts on this topic in the past, but it seems this most recent study…
Blocking endotoxin may reverse cognitive decline of aging
Another study implicating endotoxin (LPS) and its associated receptor (TLR4) in a phenotype of aging considered “normal”…
Endotoxin (LPS) drives obesity, diabetes and CVD in young people
It looks like medicine is starting to change course on its attitude to endotoxin (LPS). After claiming…
Endotoxin (LPS) may directly cause cancerization of normal cells
A very interesting new study, which confirms the direct causal role LPS has in chronic inflammatory diseases,…