tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809490155586095592.post4044871482502714423..comments2023-09-29T01:43:43.776-07:00Comments on Raising Carter: Mighty ThursdayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15249118315721888143noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809490155586095592.post-20036481184090338442016-10-28T12:38:19.367-07:002016-10-28T12:38:19.367-07:00Mitochondria is found in all cells containing a nu... Mitochondria is found in all cells containing a nucleus and this excludes red blood cells as red blood cells do not contain a nucleus or lysosome. The red blood cell is mainly responsible for carrying oxygen so for maximum (2 oxygen molecules per red blood cell) oxygen carrying ability there is no need for a nucleus or any other cell constituents. The mitochondria is the site in cells that carry out respiration in order to convert all the sugars in our body into energy so that the cell itself can carry out repairing purposes and allow movement. Mitochondrial diseases is a genetic disease and not always caused by genetic mutation- this is why sometimes genetic testing just gives negative results. Sometimes a maternal and paternal gene may just coincidentally clash together and cause this problem. Genetic testing in the form of blood is not the most reliable, in my country-China- they carry out stem cell testing by taking samples of bone marrow under no anesthetics at all and do gene testing from those cells. <br /><br />As a pharmaceutical chemist, from my understanding, we have 23 pairs of chromosomes, of which only certain pairs switch on in certain parts of the body. The stem cells contain all 46 chromosomes and is the best place for genetic testing. People who have mitochondrial disease can live to at least 60 years old, but usually don't make it to their 70th birthday. I know a couple of friends who have family relatives with mitochondrial disease and have been on various medication to treat the genes that caused the problem to occur. They are currently nearing their 70th birthday, which of course is a miracle. I have always, as a chemist, told many doctors to allow terminally ill patients to breathe oxygen every 2 hours, then change the time so its longer and longer until not required. Oxygen on its own is a stronger oxidizing agent and will kill or damage cells very quickly, and by contrast by not having any oxygen does kill the body's cells quicker. The air is only approximately 20% oxygen, 70% nitrogen, and 10% of other gas traces such as methane...etc... and as a chemist I know more than what a doctor knows. I allowed several of my family members to understand the whole process of treatment in depth and allowed my terminally ill nana (who died a year ago) to live an extra few weeks before death. I can always try to contact them for help and guidance and treatment of these disease though there is no such cure yet. My research is based upon medicine and finding cures for incurable diseases and I can do my best to investigate further into this.<br /><br />I feel quite sorry for you, and I know what it feels like to have someone living with such disease. I am currently residing in the UK where I am carrying out my research. Looking at the Nobel Prize winners in Medicine, they are all chemists (i.e. biochemists and Pharmaceutical chemists). <br /><br />God bless you! I will make sure that a cure for all incurable disease is found in our children's lifetime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354763934557076408noreply@blogger.com