Doctor William A. Banks published an article which appeared in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Which outlines how his studies have shown a causal connection between inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease. In essence, inflammation blocks the amyloid beta protein from it's escape from the brain and into the bloodstream and this is what scientists are now saying causes the disease. Doctor Banks suggests that treating inflammation may be the best treatment for Alzheimer's.
"Two research studies published by William A. Banks, M.D., professor of geriatrics and pharmacological and physiological science at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, support this conclusion and offer what he calls a "one-two punch" in giving clues on how Alzheimer's disease develops and could be treated.
His study in the July edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease supports the idea that toxic levels of amyloid beta protein, the substance scientists believe is responsible for Alzheimer's disease, accumulate in the brain because a pump that pushes it into the blood and past the blood-brain barrier malfunctions...
Inflammation, which is part of the body's natural immune response, occurs when the body activates white blood cells and produces chemicals to fight infection and invading foreign substances."
(Excerpts from ScienceDaily, July 9, 2009)
