I was aware that the company has a product to sell. As for problems with CS funding, I do not know who has requested it, if anyone. As for the military connections -- in all the biodefense area, these are strong; everything in Albuquerque dealing with BTR has some link to the military/industrial complex, and I think that there will be no getting away from that given that military personnel, despite the risk of domestic terrorism, are currently at higher risk of exposure. Sailors in he Navy were doing drills for NBC defense decades ago in preparation for attacks on ships. . . .
C Creel wrote: > > Dear Jonathan, > > You said: > > <<Beta 1,3 Glucans have been documented to reduce fatalities in rats > exposed to anthrax. See Proceedings BTR 2002. Also check the > prospectus for BTR 2003. NB the effect is useful both as prophylaxis > AND as treatment after infection. >> > > **Dr. Gary Ostroff of Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. did a 30 minute > presentation at the BTR 2002. > > Here is what Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. has to say about Beta 1,3 > Glucans > and anthrax: > > Anthrax > Surviving exposure to anthrax is a race against time. Anthrax spores are > dormant when they enter the body through inhalation or the skin. Once > macrophages engulf and attempt to destroy the anthrax, the spores germinate > and release toxins that kill the macrophages, eventually bursting the cells > and spewing forth anthrax bacteria that then infect other parts of the body. > The key to survival is whether the macrophage can kill the anthrax spore > before it germinates, produces the toxins, kills the macrophage and causes > anthrax disease. > > Preclinical studies show that both PGG Beta Glucan and WGP Beta Glucan can > produce a heightened state of microbial killing capability in the > macrophages. This stimulation provides macrophages an advantage in their > fight against anthrax. > > A series of mouse studies commissioned by the Defence R&D Canada --Suffield, > whose goal is to protect Canadian military forces against chemical and > biological warfare, recorded survival rates from lethal exposure to anthrax > in excess of 80% using systemic (injected) beta glucan, compared with > survival rates of only 20-50% in untreated animals. In addition, analysis of > the anthrax remaining in the lungs of the survival animals showed that more > than 90% of the beta glucan-treated animals were bacteria-free, meaning the > animals were cured 11 days after infection. > > Subsequent mouse-anthrax research demonstrated that both prophylactic and > therapeutic oral administration of the immunomodulator WGP Beta Glucan > significantly increased the survival rate of infected mice. In animals, > prophylactically administered oral WGP Beta Glucan increased survival from > 50% in control animals to 100% in treated animals (Figure 1). In animals, > therapeutically administered oral WGP Beta Glucan increased survival from > 30% in control-infected animals up to 90% in immunomodulator treated animals > (Figure 2). > > Graphics available here: > http://www.biopolymer.com/anthrax.htm > > ** Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. is not an independent lab. They sell > WGP Beta Glucan. > > Someone help me out here. How is it that a CS producer cannot get the > government to loosen up and provide B. anthracis for the purpose of > experiementing, but from all appearances, Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. can? > > According to Biopolymer Engineering, Inc. their scientific collaborators > include: > > US Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, and Defence R&D Canada -- > Suffield > > This makes no sense to me. > > Regards, > Catherine > > Regards, > Catherine > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
