The Carrier Test
06/07/10 18:56
Remember, I told you, a while back, that we tested a carrier's fatty acid levels for the effect of BITC on them? Well, we got the most recent test back and
BITC moved the levels. It moved arachidonic acid slightly higher, which was unexpected (and might be statistically insignificant, as well), but it moved DHA quite a bit. Wonderful news! That means that it's being absorbed ENOUGH to do what it's supposed to do. I'm ecstatic.
We don't yet have the page up where people can post information about their use of BITC, but it's moving towards completion very quickly. And we have more people using this compound as a supplement, transdermally now. With some preliminary reports. Good ones.
So, things are moving right along. Our "poof" is becoming a reality for more than just one person.
I am going to try to get a friend of a friend to teach me some chemistry. I don't have that under my belt, believe it or not. I studied molecular biology enough to know that plasmids were not a viable method for the transfection of the CFTR protein. And I gleaned quite a bit of collateral information from that study, but I really need to know more basic chemistry.
You guys see what a dufus you have teaching you? I really am so very ignorant, and I hate that. But, that's the reason that you need to get your doctors involved if you decide to use BITC as a supplement. Your doctor protects you from this mad scientst, you see? Luckily, there are some very compassionate and informed doctors practicing CF medicine, and the smart ones have learned to listen to their patients, because they know that their patients have learned to listen to their own bodies.
Anyway, I will be posting more frequently in the next few days. Much, much hope to you, my CF family.
BITC moved the levels. It moved arachidonic acid slightly higher, which was unexpected (and might be statistically insignificant, as well), but it moved DHA quite a bit. Wonderful news! That means that it's being absorbed ENOUGH to do what it's supposed to do. I'm ecstatic.
We don't yet have the page up where people can post information about their use of BITC, but it's moving towards completion very quickly. And we have more people using this compound as a supplement, transdermally now. With some preliminary reports. Good ones.
So, things are moving right along. Our "poof" is becoming a reality for more than just one person.
I am going to try to get a friend of a friend to teach me some chemistry. I don't have that under my belt, believe it or not. I studied molecular biology enough to know that plasmids were not a viable method for the transfection of the CFTR protein. And I gleaned quite a bit of collateral information from that study, but I really need to know more basic chemistry.
You guys see what a dufus you have teaching you? I really am so very ignorant, and I hate that. But, that's the reason that you need to get your doctors involved if you decide to use BITC as a supplement. Your doctor protects you from this mad scientst, you see? Luckily, there are some very compassionate and informed doctors practicing CF medicine, and the smart ones have learned to listen to their patients, because they know that their patients have learned to listen to their own bodies.
Anyway, I will be posting more frequently in the next few days. Much, much hope to you, my CF family.