GLOSSARY TERMS
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- abx
- antibioticsi
- apoptosis
- orderly, programmed cell deathi
- astrocyte
- star-shaped cells in CNSi that control BBBi and nourish neurons`
- blood-brain barrier
- system for preventing toxin entry into CNSi
- BBB
- Blood Brain Barrier
- CAP
- Combined Antibiotic Protocol
- CFS
- Chronic fatigue syndromei.
- CFIDS
- chronic fatigue and immunei dysfunction syndrome
- CNS
- Central Nervous System
- Cpn
- Chlamydia Pneumoniae
- cytokine
- a messenger molecule between cells
- cytokine system
- complex network of intercellular messenger molecules
- DHEA
- dehydroepiandrosterone, Dehydroepiandrosterone - steroid hormone made by adrenal glands
- dx
- EBV
- Epstein-Barr virus
- EDSS
- Expanded Disability Status Scale: Rating scale ensuring all patients are in same class, type or phase of MSi, also used by neurologists to follow the progression of MS disability
- endotoxin
- toxic component of the outer wall of Gram negative organisms
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- blood test used to monitor inflammationi
- Exploding Head Syndrome
- Medical syndrome of unknown cause where people experience a terrifyingly loud noise. Typically occurs within an hour or two after falling asleep. Associated with age, stress, fatigue. Considered harmless although frightening.
- fasciculations
- involuntary muscle contractions / twitches.
- FIR
- Far InfraRed (sauna): invisible, long wave, electromagnetic light energy
- GERD
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- GFA
- Generally Falling Aparti, or Generally Feeling Awful: a collection of symptoms that don't have a single name, such as MS or CFSi, but are well advanced and range from alopeciai, diabetes, arthritis, melanomas, asthmai, IBSi, parasthesia, endometriosis, rosaceai, high blood pressurei, interstitial cystitisi, prostatitis etc.
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- type of vasculitisi of head and neck arteries
- glia
- support cells in the CNSi
- Golgi apparatus
- intracellulari membrane trafficking organelle
- h pylori
- Helicobacter pylori: bacterium that causes chronic inflammationi of the stomach's inner lining (gastritis) in humans. The most common cause of ulcers worldwide.
- h. pylori
- a bacterium that causes chronic inflammationi of the inner lining of the stomach (gastritis) in humans. This bacterium also is the most common cause of ulcers worldwide
- heat schock protein
- family of proteins which undertake intracellulari utility functions
- heme
- A vital molecule for the body's organs. Found mostly in blood, bone marrow & liver. A component of hemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood.
- homocysteine
- An intermediary amino acid created by the conversion of methionine to cysteine
- HSV
- Herpes simplex virus
- HSV-6
- Human Herpesvirus 6
- Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy
- weakening of the heart muscle from unknown cause
- IMHO
- In my humble opinion
- IMO
- In my opinion
- interferon gamma
- host defense molecule against intracellulari infectionsi
- intracellular
- inside the cell
- intrathecal
- occurring in the space under the brain or spinal cord
- LDN
- Low dose naltrexone
- lipopolysaccharide
- chemical configuration of endotoxini
- cLPS
- chlamydial lipopolysaccharides
- microglial cell
- cell which clears damaged material from CNSi
- mitochondrion
- intracellulari energy-producing organelle in higher cells
- monocyte
- white blood cell that fights infection
- morphological
- form or structure of an organism
- MP
- Marshall Protocol: a treatment for autoimmune diseasesi developed by electrical engineer Trevor Marshall, distinguished by use of low-dose antibioticsi, Vitamin Di deprivation
- myelin
- lipoprotein which insulates nerve fibers
- demyelination
- removal of degenerated myelini
- remyelination
- regeneration of nerve fibers with new myelini
- Necrosis
- disorganized cell deathi
- neural stem cells
- pluripotential cells in the brain able to migrate and differentiate
- NSAIDS
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- oligodendrocyte
- cell in CNSi that makes/supports myelini
- pleomorphism
- existence of variant forms in the same species or strain of microorganisms
- Porphyria
- A group of disorders caused by abnormalities in the chemical steps leading to hemei production. Can be acquired via use of certain medications. Symptoms include muscle weakness, diarrhea, seizures, constipation & mental changes.
- porphyrically pathetic
- Rendered emotionally hypersensitive by porphyrins interference with GABA receptors such that one cries at schmaltzyi television commercials.
- porphyrically pathetic peripatetic
- Rendered emotionally hypersensitive and restlessly wandering by the effect of porphyrins interfering with GABA receptors.
- ribosome
- intracellulari organelle which translates RNA and makes protein
- rod cell
- an activated microglial celli
- ROS
- reactive oxygen species
- schmaltzy
- A technical term meaning overly sentimental, sappy, etc.
- Schwann cell
- cell in the peripheral NS which makes and supports myelini
- sx
- Symptom(s)
- tumor necrosis factor alpha
- important pro-inflammatory cytokinei
- vasculitis
- inflammationi of small vessels, in CNSi leads to breakdown of BBBi
- vasomotor
- nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
- virulent