<I would have to agree with the possibility of bacteria evolving, but as long as they
are coated with a lippid protein sheath, BPI will bind and even if it does not kill the
bacteria, it will neutralize the endotoxins, thus relieving the body (and treating
physicians) of the need to worry about septic shock. This is important in a disease
like meningitis, where the body, with antibiotics, can eventually overcome the
disease, but the septic shock kills or cripples the victim.>
George, however, earlier stated this:
< I never thought BPI bound up all endotoxin. This is dead material and it is not
reproducing. The body may/will remove some with its own host defenses and while
the remaining endotoxin will do damage I thought that it would be reduced relative
to the amount that would have occurred in none was bound up and eliminated by
BPI.>
It appears, from the above, that some endotoxins will be free to undertake their destructive actions upon the patient. While I regret the circular reasoning, it is unclear to me how BPI will be beneficial if it does not eradicate ALL the endotoxins and/or bacteria (since they evolve) within a patient. What am I missing?
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