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Is there research on disrupting the MAC biofilms that hide/protect MAC
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 11, 2022 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
Unfortunately, not enough light is shed on NTM biofilm. I’ve listen to a pulmonologist from another country talking about the effectiveness of herbal oils like cloves, oregano and cinnamon in treating NTM nodules deep in the lungs.
I’ve enjoyed reading the Lyme Biofilm treatment article. Thank you for sharing the article with all of us. I wonder why such approaches are not attempted with NTM patients in the US. What do we have to lose? It is better to try them than be on harsh antibiotics with severe side effects for years.
In the conference, they mentioned Host Directed Therapy. It triggers specific immunity against NTM. I was hoping to hear that they were entertaining the notion, at least, of using mRNA to boost specific immunity to the specific stains of NTM just like they did for COVID-19. The technology was developed years ago to treat cancers and proven successful. Thus, it was easy to develop a vaccine for COVID.
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On the surface it seems simple enough to do as you suggested. "I was hoping to hear that they were entertaining the notion, at least, of using mRNA to boost specific immunity to the specific stains of NTM just like they did for COVID-19. " Except then I heard them say in another part of the discussion that in trying to develop phages, they have identified over 1000 genetic differences in just MAC - which makes it seem the task might be tougher.
I too have heard from time to time about trying to use the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory characteristics of certain essential oils to treat our lungs. But then I thought about it - we already have lungs that are not functioning properly to remove even known agents like mucus. How would lung tissue respond to oil, even aerosolized, which is completely foreign matter? Is there another possible delivery agent, like saline? Would the properties of the essential oil survive extraction from the oil and be stable in the saline?
As one of the presenters was saying, so many ideas to try, all dependent on time, money & staffing...we have come quite a long way in the past 5 years, with the addition of Amikacin, trials of other meds, wider use of 7% saline and NAC...
Sue
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(I’ve listen to a pulmonologist from another country talking about the effectiveness of herbal oils like cloves, oregano and cinnamon in treating NTM nodules deep in the lungs.) May I know where to watch and listen to this?