Has anyone tried this supplement? Another poster mentioned it a week ago. It's supposed to triple NK activity (perhaps raise CD-57). It's expensive though.
It's purportedly backed by studies. I found one below.
Modified arabinoxylan rice bran (MGN3/Biobran) enhances intracellular killing of microbes by human phagocytic cells in vitro. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18336734 Posted by joalo (Member # 12752) on :
Anyone? Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
Zippo? Well, I may try it and I will report back. My CD-57 has been consistently low so I'll know if it does something.
The brand name compound is expensive but there are some cheaper versions by Now Foods and Source Naturals...if you look under~~~>RBAC (Rice Bran Arabinoxylan Compound)
[ 11-18-2009, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: Lymeorsomething ]
Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
Ups a daisy Posted by coltman (Member # 21272) on :
Thanks for interesting information, albeit it does induce tnf alpha and IL-6 , I am not too sure its a positive thing since it is inflammatory response and it seems in many cases inflammation contributes a lot to damage.
But phagocytosis is important for killing intracellular pathogens (albeit in some studies it shows that even phagocytosis does not destroy some pathogens when cell is killed- they actually just get released into the wild)
Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
Yes, very true, Coltman. I was holding out some hope that it may help boost CD-57. Though controversial, I think having low levels may play a small part in relapse, especially if lyme is the essential infectious issue.
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