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copper dysregulation

aquariusgirl

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My neurologist tested my serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels a few months ago and I am deficient in both...below normal range. Being low in copper is rare in the developed world and I eat plenty of high copper foods and do not consume too much zinc. We ruled out Wilson's disease, but I'm really puzzled why I have low ceruloplasmin and low copper.


hi, i wanted to start a new thread about this. I think I may have copper and iron dysregulation.

Super low zinc. Low copper RBC and serum. Both turn the lights on....or at least mitosynergy copper turns the lights on.

I asked Dr Richard Frye ...mito guy at Arkansas childrens' hospital about this... and he was really leery about supplementing copper ....as most practitioners are.


I had a noticeable decrease in brain inflammation with zinc and copper...and I tested deficient for SOD years ago.

Also you need zinc and copper for metallotheineins and copper for methylation.

William Walsh and Carl Pfeiiffer have looked at this.. but not sure about their treatment per se.

I wish someone could shed some light...
 

aquariusgirl

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same with me. it could simply be because of malabsorption.

I think it's a conversion problem..Charles Barker has some interesting videos on his facebook page for his product... Worlds First Proper Copper.

Did your neurologist use a certain panel testing a group of things where these two stood out? Also, what lab was used?

I wish I had more info about lab work we can do now addressing some aspects of this new area of study! You may PM me too of off-topic.

Many thanks

I have low copper and low ceruloplasmin AND low zinc. Taking high doses of zinc doesn't make my copper or ceruloplasmin go down any further. My doctor said that he doesn't think I'm copper deficient as my urinary copper is normal, rather I'm copper dysregulated and any copper I'm ingesting is ending up in the tissues, the liver in particular.

this sounds right to me....I seem to dump copper quite easily..but I'm just flying by the seat of my pants... I have wondered about consulting Rick Malter in Arizona.

We should try and get Ron Davis interested!
 
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TrixieStix

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hi, i wanted to start a new thread about this. I think I may have copper and iron dysregulation.

Super low zinc. Low copper RBC and serum. Both turn the lights on....or at least mitosynergy copper turns the lights on.

I asked Dr Richard Frye ...mito guy at Arkansas childrens' hospital about this... and he was really leery about supplementing copper ....as most practitioners are.


I had a noticeable decrease in brain inflammation with zinc and copper...and I tested deficient for SOD years ago.

Also you need zinc and copper for metallotheineins and copper for methylation.

William Walsh and Carl Pfeiiffer have looked at this.. but not sure about their treatment per se.

I wish someone could shed some light...

Yeah the neurologist who discovered my low copper and ceruloplasmin suggested (after ruling out Wilson's Disease) that I start supplementing with 1mg of Elemental Copper daily, and then retest my levels 2 months later. However I am a bit reluctant to start supplementing copper until I am seen by an ME/CFS specialist.
 

TrixieStix

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I have low copper and low ceruloplasmin AND low zinc. Taking high doses of zinc doesn't make my copper or ceruloplasmin go down any further. My doctor said that he doesn't think I'm copper deficient as my urinary copper is normal, rather I'm copper dysregulated and any copper I'm ingesting is ending up in the tissues, the liver in particular.

Sounds like they ruled out Wilson's disease then? I too was tested for Wilson's after my copper and ceruloplasmin came back low. My urinary copper level was normal and no KF rings seen in my eyes. My zinc level was also tested and it came back well within normal limits.

With Wilson's your body is unable to excrete the excess copper into the stool and it then builds up over years in the liver, brain, and eyes until. And in the urine once someone has built up a lot in their body thus why their urine copper will be so high. It's fatal if left untreated.

So if your doctor thinks you are building up copper in your liver he or she must think it's happening on a very small scale as to not be worrisome? How are your iron tests? (Ferritin, Iron Saturation %, etc) Like I posted before iron overloading can cause low copper and ceruloplasmin. My doctors also ruled that possibility out.

Low ceruloplasmin is also a feature of Parkinson's disease. There is information about this online. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19159062
 

TrixieStix

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Is there any evidence of copper and iron dysregulation? Could the effects of copper and iron dysregulation be driving chronic infection?
Could it be implicated in chronic parasite infestation?
Is there evidence of SOD deficiency in any group or sub group of patients? Is this linked to an imbalance of zinc & copper.?
UCLA researchers say that it is important to balance zinc and copper in treating Alzheimer's patients.....what about in CFS? Zinc deficiency seems very common? Why?
Prof Richard Deth has noted the importance of Cu2 to methylation. Can Cu2 be measured? What parameters, tests, are available to track this.
Is hypercoagulation, or hyperfibrinolysis, an important part of the syndrome? Professor Kell seems to think there is a connection between LPS and fibrin and misfolded proteins.
Is this work pertinent to this illness?
Thank You.

My neurologist tested my serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels a few months ago and I am deficient in both...below normal range. Being low in copper is rare in the developed world and I eat plenty of high copper foods and do not consume too much zinc. We ruled out Wilson's disease, but I'm really puzzled why I have low ceruloplasmin and low copper.
 

hixxy

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Yes wilson's was ruled out. With normal copper excretion but low serum copper and low ceruloplasmin, the copper must be coming from somewhere yes? I had a naturopath prescribe me a copper supplement and I took it for a while but my doctor told me to stop because he didn't want the copper building up in the liver with my poor copper transport.
 

TrixieStix

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I have low copper and low ceruloplasmin AND low zinc. Taking high doses of zinc doesn't make my copper or ceruloplasmin go down any further. My doctor said that he doesn't think I'm copper deficient as my urinary copper is normal, rather I'm copper dysregulated and any copper I'm ingesting is ending up in the tissues, the liver in particular.

Hmm I'm not sure about the assumption that a person's is not copper deficient because their urine copper level is normal. We excrete almost all our excess copper in our stool. Only tiny amounts of copper are excreted via urine.

Also I wonder if this is true as stated.... ( http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/metals-and-the-mind/ )

"The tendency of copper to build up in the body is similar to iron, which is another essential nutrient that is also a heavy metal. They’re both highly electrical, very conductive metals that produce a lot of free radical activity and have to be bound by special proteins, such as ceruloplasmin and metallothioine. The production of these proteins is controlled by the adrenal glands, and they are produced in the liver. If the adrenals are not functioning properly and the liver is impaired, possibly from copper buildup, you will not produce these binding proteins, so copper remains in free form. That makes it a toxic and reactive free-radical generator capable of causing a lot of damage.

When this happens, the body starts to sequester it. It tries to stash it somewhere so it will do less damage. Thus, while you may be building up a lot of copper in your body, you may also have the symptoms of copper deficiency because the copper is bio-unavailable. The copper is not in a usable form so you will have both deficiency symptoms and symptoms of toxicity"

This would makes sense to me given my limited knowledge. Copper can not move about the body on it's own. It must be bound to Ceruloplasmin. Some people will calculate their "Free Copper". If it is high then you may be copper toxic even if blood serum levels are low. Copper is tricky like that me thinks!
 

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TrixieStix

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Posting this here for discussion. It appears that
Professor Garth Cooper has developed a chelator that extracts oxidized copper.

It's called Lazerin & I believe it has been given some fast track investigational drug status by the FDA. ( see second link.)

Thoughts?


http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/research-may-re-define-management-of-heart-failure-in-diabetes/

http://i.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/4219186/Protemix-co-founders-buy-back-assets
I am back to looking into the copper thing. I saw Dr. Chheda at Open Medicine Institute last week and she is also wanting to explore this more. She is wanting me to find a doctor here in WA State where I live who can shed more light on it. She says she did some reading up and there are other conditions besides Wilson's that cause copper deficiency. And as you know copper deficiency and me/cfs share a lot of the same symptoms.

Have you found out any more since we last messaged?
 

aquariusgirl

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http://www.ticktalkireland.org/biofilms.html
Cohen: They’re fantastic. It’s like the missing piece. I had one little autistic boy who lives in the city who is loaded with viruses and infections and is now almost fully recovered. His mother used to complain about the terribly high levels of copper in his bloodstream and that his hair was like a copper mattress. We measured the hair but there was a marginal amount of copper in it. He was not eliminating. As we got into the thick of the biofilms his copper blew out of his body in his stool, for months and months. He’d been loaded with copper. I’ve had other children struggling for ages to get mercury out, and out it came.
 

antherder

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Yes wilson's was ruled out. With normal copper excretion but low serum copper and low ceruloplasmin, the copper must be coming from somewhere yes? I had a naturopath prescribe me a copper supplement and I took it for a while but my doctor told me to stop because he didn't want the copper building up in the liver with my poor copper transport.

Sounds like they ruled out Wilson's disease then? I too was tested for Wilson's after my copper and ceruloplasmin came back low. My urinary copper level was normal and no KF rings seen in my eyes.

Having normal, or even low urinary copper , and the absence of KF rings doesn't rule out WD, so if you think you could still have it, you might want to pursue it further.

I would be very wary of supplementing copper.

Someone with confirmed WD but low/normal urinary copper has posted about this here;

https://www.inspire.com/groups/wils...on/low-or-normal-24-hour-urine-copper-levels/

and here;

https://www.inspire.com/groups/wils...y-daughter-has-wilsons/?ref=as&asat=478528585
 

TrixieStix

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There is no one treating this
Have you had your serum copper and ceruloplasmin retested recently? I am thinking maybe I need to be seen by the "Biochemical Genetics" Clinic at large hospital near me. I am going to contact them.

I just dug this up last night. Seems they have discovered a new copper dysregulation disease.
Having normal, or even low urinary copper , and the absence of KF rings doesn't rule out WD, so if you think you could still have it, you might want to pursue it further.

I would be very wary of supplementing copper.

Someone with confirmed WD but low/normal urinary copper has posted about this here;

https://www.inspire.com/groups/wils...on/low-or-normal-24-hour-urine-copper-levels/

and here;

https://www.inspire.com/groups/wils...y-daughter-has-wilsons/?ref=as&asat=478528585

This is true however...it is seen most often in ppl with hepatic Wilson's Disease symptoms rather than neurological symptoms. In my case it is neurological symptoms so not having KF rings nor increased urine copper makes WD highly unlikely.

There are other copper related diseases as well. One (info below) was just discovered recently and the fact that copper deficiency can cause neurological problems/damage was only discovered recently as well. Lots we still don't know.

"Remarkably, a newly discovered ATP7A disorder—isolated distal motor neuropathy—has none of the characteristic clinical or biochemical abnormalities of Menkes disease or its milder allelic variant occipital horn syndrome (OHS), instead resembling Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4214867/