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“This episode dives into a very important topic: the involvement of the immune system, especially chronic elevation of it, in depression. Chronically elevated inflammation is increasingly being shown by emerging research as having a relationship with depression.”

“Autophagy is thought to be part of a coordinated biological process that is important for exposing cancer cells to the immune system, ultimately leading to their weakening and death. However, the relationship between autophagy and cancer is complicated.”

“The immune system has an effective process for clearing senescent cells; however, many lifestyle factors that are common in the modern world impair the immune system's ability to maintain a safe concentration of dysfunctional cells.”

“During illness or infection, the body's immune system launches a pro-inflammatory cascade of events that triggers the need for sleep. These events are recapitulated in both exercise and sauna, providing a potential explanation for the sleep-inducing effects of the two activities.”

“01:17:51 - What gene therapy costs and how scaling this technology may make it affordable for everyone. 01:19:39 - How mRNA vaccine technology may be applied to counter immunosenescence – the exhaustion of the aging immune system.”

“More and more scientists are discovering that the brain and the immune system are intricately connected. Inflammatory markers, such as cytokines, are elevated in people with depression.”

“Mounting evidence suggests that vitamin D has a much broader role than initially thought — including regulating many genes and participating in the immune system. In the setting of COVID-19, vitamin D deficiency can lead to imbalances in the renin-angiotensin-system, a critical regulator of blood pressure, inflammation, and body fluid homeostasis.”

“The studies remain small and short, with mixed results across their primary outcomes, but they provide early evidence that urolithin A can affect mitochondrial and muscle biology in adults. Glutamine is an amino acid that supplies fuel to immune and intestinal cells and contributes carbon to cellular energy metabolism through glutamate and alpha-ketoglutarate.”

“Researchers have observed synergism between the ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen against tumor cells. Moreover, Dr. D'Agostino suggests that ketosis stimulates the immune system, increasing its ability to detect cancer cells.”