Oct 2005 videos now on DAN webcast site

[Guest guest]

Hi group,

All the presentations from the Oct. 2005 DAN Conference at Long

Beach, Calif. have been placed on the DAN webcast

(www.danwebcast.com ). Of the videos I have watched, the following

two really stood out.

The presentation by Vojdani is very significant. He says that T

Regulator cells are responsible for modulating the immune system.

(It was once thought that T Suppressor cells were largely

responsible.) His talk was difficult to follow because his visual

aids were not in focus. But if I understood him, he said that when

healthy T Regulator cells are added to unhealthy T Regulator cells,

the unhealthy cells become healthy. This sounds to me like a door

has been opened to a way to cure allergies and autoimmune reactions.

I hope someone else will watch this video and confirm my impressions.

Dr. Deth's presentation was also interesting. He said that there are

three enzymes involved in the production of glutathione from

homocysteine:

1. Cystathionine-beta-synthase (CBS) -- requires adequate P5P (active

form of B6).

2. Cysteine Dioxygenase -- also needs P5P (pyridoxal-5-phosphate)

3. Methionine Synthase (MS) - needs methylcobalamine B12 and folinic

acid. You need to take the methylcobalamine form of B12 because the

other forms of B12 require glutathione and a methyl group to be

converted to the active methylcobalamine form. If you're already low

in glutathione, the conversion from hydroxycobalamine to

methylcobalamine will be slowed or impaired.

Deth emphasized the role of oxidative stress in methylation

impairment. He said that whenever there is oxidative stress, there

is inflammation, and methylation automatically suffers.

He calls his hypothesis the Redox/Methylation Hypothesis of Autism.

Rich or anybody: If I misinterpreted any of this, please correct me.