Tag: tlr4

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Endotoxin (LPS) causes rheumatoid arthritis…and COVID-19

A great new study, which is perhaps the first to directly point the finger at endotoxin as…

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Endotoxin (LPS) as a cause of liver disease, obesity and diabetes

The first article below is actually about praising fermented foods, which I don’t really agree with. So,…

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Blocking the endotoxin receptor (TLR4) may prevent / treat hearing loss

I did a post a few months ago on the connection between tinnitus and serotonin – i.e….

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Endotoxin (LPS) may be the cause of fatal lung damage in COVID-19

Yet another study, which demonstrates that there is virtually no disease (acute of chronic, infections or not)…

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Silica, present in most supplements/food, activates the endotoxin receptor (TLR4)

Many of my readers know about the health risks of silica – a substance doctors and pundits…

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Endotoxin (LPS) as a cause of systemic inflammation seen in obesity

Yet another study implicating the great villain of systemic health – endotoxin / LPS. It is well-known…

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Activation of the endotoxin receptor (TLR4) may cause hearing loss

There is currently an epidemic of tinnitus (ear ringing) and hearing loss in virtually all developed countries….

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Pregnenolone safe and effective in big human trial for back pain

About 2 years ago I posted about a study that suggested pregnenolone may relieve low-back pain in…

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Asthma is driven by endotoxin and its receptors (TLR4, TLR5)

Yet another study demonstrating the crucial role of the endotoxin/LPS (and its sentinel receptors) in a chronic…

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Epilepsy, as a result of brain injury (TBI), is caused by endotoxin receptor (TLR4)

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a pathology affecting most often military staff exposed to explosions, competitive athletes…