Posted by Lorraine on January 23, 2002, at 0:05:35
In reply to Re: Interesting - lithium protects neurotrophic factor, posted by BarbaraCat on January 22, 2002, at 13:13:12
Barbara:
Quick search on google.com:
Bschor T. "Complete suppression of recurrent Herpes labialis with lithium carbonate." Pharmacopsychiat. 1999;32:158.
Ziaie Z, et al. "Lithium chloride suppresses the synthesis of messenger RNA for infected cell protein-4 and viral deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase in Herpes simplex virus-1 infected endothelial cells." Lab Invest. 1994;70(1):29-38.
"Lithium may relieve herpes." Med Tri. December12,1991;2.
Amsterdam JD, et al. "A possible antiviral action of lithium carbonate in herpes simplex virus infections." Biol Psych. 1990;27:447-453.
Gillis A. "Lithium in Herpes simplex." Lancet. August27,1983:516.
Skinner GRB, et al. "The effect of lithium chloride on the replication of Herpes simplex virus." Med Microbiol Immunol. 1980;168:139-148.
Leib J. "Remission of recurrent herpes infection during therapy with lithium." N Engl J Med. 1979;301:942.
This was all from one reference. You'll find more, just go to google.com and enter Lithium antiviral
Happy hunting
Lorraine
> Lorraine,
> Can you give me some references on that? I'm following the viral connection very avidly and would be interested in exploring this connection further. Thanks. -- Barbara
>
> > Lithium is also anti-viral and there are now theories that mental illness may be virally related.
> >
> > Lorraine
> >
> > > Been reading alot about new research stating that lithium actually protects the brain and causes new neural pathways to generate (upregulates cytoprotective protein bcl-2). Whether or not you're BP, doses of lithium, as stated here, are prophylactic for the brain. Here are a few links that are very interesting:
> > > www.mhsource.com/bipolar/bp0108lith.html
> > > www.biopsychiatry.com/lithprot.htm
> > > www.med.wayne.edu/Wayne%20Medicine/wm2001/moore-magnet.htm (real good one about magnetic scanners showing bcl-2 upregulation!)
> > >
> > > Watcha think? Is good old lithium better than we give it credit for in perhaps different modes of action than we suspected? -- Barbara
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