Jim and Sharon, You two are AMAZING!! I wish there was a " neurochemistry made easy " book! I am so IMPRESSED with your two posts........and want to ask--- 1. What exactly is cAMP? 2. In your earlier, long post, where could VIRAL action potentially bringing about biochemical pathway changes that could bring on dopamine deficiency? Thank you so much, Ivan Suzman On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:46:08 -0500 "Sharon & Jim LeBlanc" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Where are the articles on this virus again? Parkinsons involves >increased >beta T-cells. Immunoglobulin Km or Kappa markers effect cAMP >phosphodiesterase and its effect to inhibit cAMP, of which there is >too >much in Parkinsons. The beta T- cells are an immune response to the >foreign >bodies or lewy bodies of Parkinsons. [log in to unmask] > > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************