Source: HOPE FOR FM AND CFIDS SUFFERERS
(vactruth.com editor’s note: We thank brave doctors such as Dr. Timothy Luckett for presenting such a hypothesis.)
In my previous post, I gave my theory explaining the female predominance of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, in this post I will explain my theory behind the neurological symptoms of ME/CFS, FM, and Autism. Â My theory centers around the SYG1 membrane protein, which has been identified as a synaptic guidepost, directing neurons to connect to each other. Â The SYG1 protein is in the immunoglobulin superfamily, with an extracellular domain, a single transmembrane segment, and an intracellular loop. Â SYG1 binds to its receptor SYG2, which is also a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. Â Ironically, SYG1 is most heavily expressed during fetal development and early childhood, and its expression greatly diminishes thereafter. Â In adulthood, it continues to be expressed in the limic region (which includes the hypothalamus), at neuromuscular junctions in skeletal muscle, and in arterial walls. Â When it is activated, it initiates selective synapse elination through the SCF-Ubiquitin ligase complex – when it works properly, SYG1 binds to SKR, inhibiting formation of the SCF complex (Skp1-cullin-F-Box complex), protecting nearby synapses.
It is my opinion that SYG1 dysregulation is directly correlated to symptoms noted in all three conditions: ME/CFS, FMS, and Autism. Â If you disrupt proper synapse formation in early childhood development, you almost certainly will end up with a developmental disability. Â It leads me to theorize as some have that XMRV is passed from mother to child through saliva, body fluids, breast milk, and quite possibly placental transmission. Â Likely the process of autism begins well before the first symptoms appear, and with XMRV screening could be reversed by early use of antiretrovirals, either by treating an infected mother, or the child. Â There has been some mention by Dr. Mikovits that vaccines could create the immune insult setting off autism, however I believe the risk is far, far smaller than the immune insult from getting sick – as you are only exposed to an antigen at a point in time, as opposed to receiving a continuous onslaught of viral antigen while the immune system clears the virus.
Another interesting point is that SYG1 is primarily expressed in slow sodium fibers in the peripheral nervous system at neuromuscular junctions- nerve fibers responsible for transmission of pain signals – leading to an amplified pain response. Â Substance P opens slow sodium channels, and closes potassium channels – and if you’ve got uncontrolled synapse formation, it may very well explain some of the observations made in FMS.