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Very nice review of the neurodegenerative process in MS.  

This article proposes that increased antioxidant enzymatic activity is an adaption to the increased ROS found in MS.  This increased ROS disrupts the blood-brain barrier.

Interesting study on glutathione.  The study looked at glutathione levels in the brain using MR.  The authors found lower glutathione levels in the Grey matter versus normal controls and lower glutathione levels in white matter lesions.

Reduced glutathione peroxidase in the erythrocytes of MS patients.

Lesions in MS, found to have extensive oxidative damage of oligodendrocytes and neurons.

Relapsing remitting MS patients found to have in increased 8OHdG, reduced glutathione, reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione ratio, super oxidized disumutase, glutathione reductase, and global oxidative stress.  In contrast, decreased total antioxidant capacity, oxidized glutathione, glutathione perioxidase, and glutathione transferase were found in relapsing remitting MS patients.

Vitamin D's immunomodulating role is an important tool in those with MS. Particularily, it increases T reg cells.

multiple parasite infection cause of many cases of diarrhea.  A common combination of Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana is prevalent.

Iron therapy may benefit some with MS.  

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Study finds that not all football players with a history of multiple concussions and neurologic symptoms have CTE.

great review of cirrhosis and BCCA supplementation.

salivary cortisol validated in Cushing's Syndrome.  Multiple studies have done the same

multiple LH peaks, 3-4 needed per day to stimulate Testosterone secretion

Women with MS shown to have more active MS lesions with a high estradiol to progesterone ratio.

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Small study found that 2 months of clomid therapy increased LH, FSH, total Testosterone, and free Testosterone over placebo.  Improvement in ED was minimal and most in young men.  This is consistent with other studies that have found that less effects are seen in those with multiple comorbidities.

New study finds Testosterone therapy provides less than statistical significant improvement in constitutional/sexual symptoms, in obese men with type II diabetes with symptoms classified as mild-moderate with modest reductions in Total Testosterone.  This study highlights that low Testosterone is a biomarker of poor health and multiple comorbidities and that simply adding in Testosterone therapy will not cure all male woes.  The authors did state that ED and low T are separate issues and I will differ with them on this--they are in fact link.  This association may vary between individuals, but to flatly state they are completely separate issues is devoid of the fact that testosterone has been shown to reduce inflammatory cytokines and improve PDE5 therapy.  

multiple autoantibodies present in those with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1.

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