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Medical Forum / General / Alternative / September 2005Soldiers committing self-mutilation / oxidation
Selected biochemical parameters of blood serum in soldiers committing self-mutilation. Florkowski A, Gruszczynski W, Wawrzyniak Z Mil Med. 2001 May ; 166(5): 375-7 OBJECTIVE: This project attempts to establish a possible link between selected biochemical parameters (cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations and levels of malonyl dialdehyde and superoxide dismutase) in soldiers with autoaggressive behaviors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study involved 33 soldiers treated for self-aggressive behavior from July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999. Average patient age was 20.7 years. The control group consisted of 21 soldiers hospitalized for mental disturbances but not showing autoaggressive tendencies. Total cholesterol and activity of platelets, considering the generation of free radicals and triglyceride concentration levels, were determined in the blood serum of members of both groups. RESULTS: The results indicate significantly lower concentrations of total cholesterol in the serum of soldiers showing self-aggressive behaviors. Also, increased concentrations of malonyl dialdehyde in blood platelets and decreased superoxide dismutase activity were found in individuals prone to autoaggression. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the dysfunction of oxidation-reduction processes in brain tissue leads to excessive generation of free radicals, which can cause brain cell damage and disturb metabolic processes, resulting in mental disturbances that may constitute a background for self-aggressive behavior. The decreased activity of superoxide dismutase is a major factor in the observed oxidation-reduction disturbances. Abstract · PubMed · FullText · SFX · GS · Order · Clip · Citation · BibTeX · Related · TouchGraph · References · Tag tags: annotation: Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking >Selected biochemical parameters of blood serum in soldiers committing >self-mutilation. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >Who loves ya. >Tom this is interesting. I remember reading that low cholesterol was associated with depression, that depression was a common side effect of cholester0ol reducing drugs, and that there were indications that the depression resulted from the reduced cholesterol rather than directly from the drugs. Newspaper science, for sure, but it was reported somewhere. Possible lowered lipid levesl throughout brain, CNS, myelin is lipid-based, the connectivive "stuff" among neurons, across which neural transmission occurs. The finding [increased suicide incidence] has been observed in some large statin trials, not all. Possible lowered lipid levesl throughout brain, CNS, myelin is lipid-based, the connectivive "stuff" among neurons, across which neural transmission occurs. The finding [increased suicide incidence] has been observed in some large statin trials, not all. >>indications that the depression resulted from the reduced cholesterol rather than directly from the drugs << Yep and cholesterol is an iron binder .So low cholesterol would lead to increased rust / oxidation in the body .. and iron is KINOWN to selectively oxidize lecithin in the body .. the brains' major lipid .. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking |
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