Morgellons Disease: A Chemical and Light Microscopic Study

Middelveen, Marianne J; Rasmussen, Elizabeth H.; Kahn, Douglas G.; Stricker, Raphael B.

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“…The production of fluorescent, commonly colored, electrostatic particles in irritating skin lesions is a feature of an illness called Morgellon's disease [35]. These are ACE pigments particles.…”

Section: The Ace Pathway Versus the Immune System In Combatting Infecmentioning

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The Many Biological Functions of the Alternative Cellular Energy (ACE) Pathway

Martin¹

2017

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This article summarizes the known biological functions of the alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway. It has been proposed that this pathway is powered by a natural force called KELEA (kinetic energy limiting electrostatic attraction). KELEA can be transferred to liquids, including water and body fluids. The absorption of KELEA results in a loosening and possible lengthening of the intermolecular bonding between the liquid molecules, along with an increase in the kinetic activity of the molecules. KELEA can also provide an energy source for biosynthetic chemical reactions, including the synthesis of lipids. Since many human illnesses are attributed to insufficienct cellular energy (ICE), procedures aimed at enhancing the ACE pathway are likely to be therapeutically useful. Some of these procedures are currently available for widespread clinical use once they receive regulatory approval. A consortium of interacting clinicians is envisioned to assist in optimizing the current procedures for enhancing the ACE pathway and to develop new approaches. Patient support groups can also assist in the evaluation of various self-directed therapeutic procedures. Collectively, these efforts should significantly decrease the existing costs of medical care and provide effective therapies for several major illnesses for which none presently exists. Keywords: IntroductionIt has been assumed that the cellular energy utilized by animals and humans is solely obtained from the Calories available in consumed food. Yet, the work output of a typical human in terms of the functioning of different organ systems, muscular activities and maintaining body temperature are not explainable by the input of dietary calories [1,2]. To put this issue into perspective, the maximum available energy upon consumption of a diet of 2,000 Calories is less than that in a tenth of a gallon of gasoline (8.4 million versus 13 million joules). A Calorie (kilocalorie) is 4,200 joules and is defined as the heat necessary to raise the temperature of a kilogram (Kg) of water by 1 o Centigrade (C). Over a 24-hour period, an individual weighing 75 kilograms and assumed to be composed essentially of water, requires 6.3 million joules (1,500 Calories) to maintain a body temperature of 37 °C if living in an environment with an average temperature of 17 °C (59 o Fahrenheit).[75 x (37-17) = 1,500]. Estimates of the work output of various organs within the body, such as the heart and brain, are generally based on oxygen consumption, which again incorrectly assumes that food metabolism is the sole source of cellular energy. Higher estimates of work output are obtained using measures of biosynthesis, fluid movements, muscular performance, electrical activity, etc. It is reasonable, therefore, to consider that there is a mechanism, other than consuming food, by which the body can acquire cellular energy. Beliefs in Non-Conventional EnergiesTraditional Oriental Medicine providers and Complementary Medicine (CAM) practitioners have long maintained that the body expr...

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Section: The Ace Pathway Versus the Immune System In Combatting Infecmentioning

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The Many Biological Functions of the Alternative Cellular Energy (ACE) Pathway

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2017

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“…Like the filaments seen in BDD skin lesions, MD filaments are reported to be composed of keratin and the products of keratinocytes 4,5. Filaments associated with MD lesions exhibit physical and chemical properties consistent with keratin, and the keratin content of filaments was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with keratin-specific monoclonal antibodies 4,5.…”

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“…Filaments associated with MD lesions exhibit physical and chemical properties consistent with keratin, and the keratin content of filaments was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with keratin-specific monoclonal antibodies 4,5. MD filaments were reported to originate from both pavement epithelial tissue and hair follicles that are predominantly populated by keratinocytes 4,5…”

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“…MD is clinically associated with positive serology to Borrelia burgdorferi and/or a Lyme disease diagnosis 3. There are many similarities between MD and bovine digital dermatitis (BDD), an emerging disease of dairy cattle 4,5. BDD skin lesions are frequently found above the heel bulb of hind feet,6 and chronic proliferative-stage BDD is characterized by abnormal filament formation.…”

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Characterization and evolution of dermal filaments from patients with Morgellons disease

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“…They can readily be detected in a medical condition termed Morgellon's disease [46]. They also form in cultures of a grouping of derivative viruses, which are not effectively recognized by the cellular immune system (stealth adapted viruses).…”

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Morgellons Disease: A Chemical and Light Microscopic Study

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The Many Biological Functions of the Alternative Cellular Energy (ACE) Pathway

The Many Biological Functions of the Alternative Cellular Energy (ACE) Pathway

Characterization and evolution of dermal filaments from patients with Morgellons disease

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