Carrageenan: A pseudo-latex allergy

Jun 5, 2012 // by Team FPS // allergy, anaphylaxis, Carrageenan, General, latex // Comments Off

Also see: Carrageenan, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunity J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1995 May;95(5 Pt 1):933-6. Anaphylaxis to carrageenan: a pseudo-latex allergy. Tarlo SM, Dolovich J, Listgarten C. Source Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Ontario, Canada. Abstract BACKGROUND: Anaphylactic reactions during a barium enema have been attributed to allergy to latex on the barium enema device. The observation [...]

Progesterone and Protection from Carrageenan

Feb 29, 2012 // by Team FPS // Carrageenan, General, inflammation, progesterone // Comments Off

Also see – Carrageenan, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunity Jpn J Pharmacol. 1979 Aug;29(4):509-14. Anti-inflammatory action of progesterone on carrageenin-induced inflammation in rats. Nakagawa H, Min KR, Nanjo K, Tsurufuji S. Effect of progesterone (1 mg/kg) on the inflammation in rats induced by carrageenin was studied. Progesterone inhibited the vascular permeability and the formation of granulation tissue [...]

Carrageenan, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunity

Nov 11, 2011 // by Team FPS // 180 Program, animal, bowel, cancer, Carrageenan, degraded, endotoxin, exercise, food additives, food label, FPS, functionalps, General, human, immune system, immunity, immunosuppresion, inflammation, macrophage, nutrition, phagocytes, private gym, Ray Peat, Simi Valley, studies, tumor, undegraded // Comments Off

Pathol Biol (Paris). 1979 Dec;27(10):615-26. [Biological and pharmacological effects of carrageenan (author's transl)]. [Article in French] Roch-Arveiller M, Giroud JP. Carrageenan is sulfated polysaccharide which has been extensively used as emulsifier and thickening agent in the food industry, for its ability to induce acute inflammation in pharmacology and for its selectively toxic effect for macrophages [...]