Atherosclerosis - narrowing and hardening of arteries
DMSO
added to the drinking water of cockerels fed cholesterol reduced the
accompanying hypercholesterolemia by 50%. Herzmann E. Studies of the
effect of dimethyl sulfoxide on experimental hypercholesteremia in young cocks.
Acta Biol. Med. Ger. 1968;20(4):483-7. PMID:5696137.
DMSO slows
cholesterol-induced atherosclerosis in rabbits without affecting blood
cholesterol levels. Kedar I. Dimethyl sulfoxide in experimental
atherosclerosis of the rabbit. Isr J Med Sci, 1981 Apr;17(4):289-91.
PMID:7239876.
The uptake and accumulation of cellular cholesterol
from LDL was reduced significantly in the DMSO treated cells. Alam SS.
Dimethyl sulfoxide as a cholesterol lowering agent in cultured fibroblasts
exposed to low density lipoproteins. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1982 Mar
12;710(3):306-13. PMID:7074119.
The results of this study indicate that DMSO retards
the development of cholesterol-induced atherosclerosis in rabbits and suppresses
the accumulation of cholesterol in tissues despite abnormally high
concentrations of cholesterol in the bloodstream. Layman DL. Suppression of
atherosclerosis in cholesterolemic rabbits by dimethyl sulfoxide. Ann N Y Acad
Sci. 1983;411:336-9. PMID:6576709.
Directions for Use:
Take 5ml (tsp) (3500mg) of 70%
DMSO and 30% water in a glass of fresh juice or water once a
day.