BSE
-- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
("Mad Cow Disease")
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal brain disease of cattle. The disease is believed to be caused by a "self-replicating" protein (a prion) rather than a bacterium or virus. Meat and milk have not been shown to carry the infective agent and measures have been taken to exclude those parts shown to carry the infective agent (primarily brain and nervous tissue) from the food supply.Mad cow disease leaves spongy holes in the brain and is thought to be caused by a protein-gone-bad known as a prion. The latest test revealed that the prion in mad cow disease matches the one in humans with the new strain of CJD.
Prions
- The Disease Causing Agent
The
disease appears to be caused by an unconventional infectious agent, originally
described as a "slow virus," a "self-replicating protein"
and more recently as a "prion," an
aberrant conformation of normal protein (PrP). This agent is extremely resistant
to heat and to normal sterilization processes. It does not evoke a detectable
immune response or inflammatory reaction in host animals.
The prion
protein, PrP, is a normal cell protein present on nerve cell membranes. The gene
for PrP is present in most mammals. However, its normal function is unclear;
mice without the protein appear to be fine.
The
sequence of amino acids in PrP and PrPsc is identical. This means PrPsc
is changed after synthesis from the gene. The change is in conformation or shape.
PrP changes conformation, from predominantly helix to predominantly pleated
sheet, creating PrPsc.
The
altered PrPsc
protein is catalytic or "self-propagating". One PrPsc
causes other PrP molecules to change into PrPsc.
The PrPsc
protein is very resistant to endogenous protease that would normally destroy the
protein. Because the PrPsc
can't be broken down, it builds up, aggregates, then precipitates forming
plaques and causing spongiform damage.
For
the same reason that cells can not destroy PrPsc
, prions are very heat resistant. While some loss of infectivity occurs at
temperatures above 100°C, 30 to 60 minutes at more than 130°C is needed for
inactivation. Prions remain infective after: sterilizing levels of radiation,
formalin, extremes of pH, non-polar organic solvents, burying for years, passing
through 0.1 µm filters (2.2 µm filters remove bacteria). Prions infectivity is
destroyed by: 1M NaOH @ 55°C , chlorine bleach @ 20,000 ppm (household bleach
is 50,000 ppm) hypochlorite.
What
causes the original change in conformation of normal PrP to disease causing PrPsc?
While the spontaneous conversion of PrP to PrPsc
is unfavorable (corresponding to a low incidence of sporadic CJD), mutations in
the PrP gene can make the spontaneous conversion more likely. There are at least
20 known mutations in the PrP gene sequence resulting in "spontaneous"
PrPsc
formation. Each mutation results in a slightly different conformation, and
slightly different pathology. This results in different prion "strains".
Regardless of the mutation the "spontaneous" PrPsc
can also change non-mutated PrP into PrPsc.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a related prion diseases in humans. Almost all cases of CJD are spontaneous, inherited or iatrogenic. A small number of variant CJD cases have been linked to BSE exposure. Stanley B. Prusiner, University of California was recently awarded A Nobel Prize for his work on prions.
BSE, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of cattle, was first observed in Great Britain in April, 1985, and was specifically diagnosed in 1986. By June, 1990, there were some 14,000 confirmed cases out of an estimated population of 10 million cattle in Great Britain.
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Bible Code Matrix
This Code array shows the Hebrew of the Torah text from Genesis Chapter 143:15 and ends at Genesis Chapter 50:17
Central Term : PRION ( ELS -447 )
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key words set : Prion , Protein , Brain , Nerv , Atrophy "Degeneratin" Evil Disease Disease , Morbos , Cattle , Cow ,Cows , BSE ,BSE BSE , Flesh , Therapy , Vaccinate , Creutzfeldt-Jakob(CJD) the evil"Disease" in or of the Cattle -Transmissible
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Words with a Common Letters
the evil "Disease"
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Prion Protein
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Prion
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The Evil "Disease" in the Cattle -Transmissible Prion Protein Brain Nerv Nerv Atrophy "Degeneration"
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