use of BHT for blocking HBV reinfection of healthy cells

[veteranB]

BHT is an antioxidant and common food preservative, approved by the FDA for food, oils and fats. Over 25 years ago, a paper was published in the journal Science showing that BHT could inactivate herpes simplex and other lipid coated viruses in vitro (In lab dishes).(1) This was followed by another paper published in Science showing that BHT could prevent chickens from dying of Newcastle disease.(2) The herpes virus and the virus that causes Newcastles disease have a lipid envelope. That is, the nucleic acid core of these viruses is coated with a fatty membrane. Viruses of this type require an intact lipid membrane in order to penetrate cell walls and infect living cells.

      BHT appears to work against such viruses by disrupting their lipid membranes making them vulnerable to the immune system and imparing their ability to penetrate human cells. BHT also removes binding proteins that the virus uses to penetrate cell membranes. In addition, BHT acts as an antioxidant neutralizing free radicals that damage cell membranes and cause inflammation. It is believed that the destructive action of many pathogenic viruses involves the destructive action of free radicals on cellular membranes. More recent studies have confirmed the anti-viral activity of BHT against many different human and animal viruses including CMV (cytomegalovirus), (3) pseudorabies (4), genital herpes (5), HIV (6) and some strains of influenza.(7)

      A few of the viruses that have a lipid envelope and may be affected by BHT include herpes simplex I, herpes simplex II, herpes zoster, ckytomegalovirus, west nile virus, HIV virus, influenza virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, avian flu influenza virus and the SARS virus. Remember that BHT has not been clinically tested and approved to treat these infections.

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[newtr]

could any body try its effectiveness?

[Flameboy]

progressive rx

[veteranB]

Where did you order Alinia from? I have been trying for years to get it?

[Flameboy]

the only reason i did not belive him is because he told me he cleared his antibodies,wich makes no sense i said to him are you still positive for hbcab and do you have hbsab, he said no its all gone wich suggests to me he does not know what he is talking about.

maybe bht could work there is only one way to know for sure. get baseline tests and take it for a period of time then retest and see if hbvdna and hbsag quantity has dropped.

i would try it but i am taking nitazoxanide right now and will be taking pegylated interferon soon so i dont want to mix.

[veteranB]

good articles, thanks..  we have to try it. Concept if it is true is great.

What if that guy Oscar that runs around forum really did cure his HBV with this..

The problem is the  lack of specialists.. that we can consult on this.. Even lack of researchers with whom to team up and do independent studies..

[BeachTiePurist]

From a few years ago.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-B/geraniin-reduces-hbsag-858--BHT-and-monolaurin-attack-lipid-coating/show/1617007