‘Suppressing’ might be a loaded term, as is implies cytokine storms are not simply a complication of an unregulated immune system (Vitamin D deficit) to begin with. Cause and effect need to be worded with baseline scenarios.
> Conclusion Given that CRP is a surrogate marker for cytokine storm and is associated with Vit D deficiency, based on retrospective data and indirect evidence we see a possible role of Vit D in reducing complications attributed to unregulated inflammation and cytokine storm.
Yeah, that's a huge stretch. Not only are low Vitamin D serum levels associated with age as well as poor health in general, they also drop during illness even in people who had healthy levels prior to illness. So even if you're in the "vitamin D is a magic cure for everything" camp, the thesis is predicated on a chain of so many dubious assumptions that the likelihood of it being substantive seem astronomically thin. The proxy that vitamin D serum levels provide is more likely to be a proxy for an answer that's already known--this patient is very sick.
The pandemic has provided so many rich opportunities to publish that I guess it's not surprising to see such a tenuously grounded theory put to print.
This. I’m surprised 3D printing hasn’t been employed more aggressively to cut down the complexity of production & sourcing. I’d imagine MM3D being used to create electro active polymer pumps acting in series to create the displacements (~.5L), and parts like pressure sensors designed in a simple albeit more mechanical fashion.
My take so far (with limited research) is that Peterson is trying to evoke debate on the issues in a centrist fashion reminiscent of Plato and his cave. The ‘shapes’ of traditional societal structures are being bound to new normals on the ‘wall’ of the human condition; solving this jig-saw of a problem necessitates open debate & negotiation.
That seems reasonable. I think he spent so much time in a classroom that it's colored his speaking. He's too used to leading students to the point that he's trying to make and waiting for them to make the final leap of logic instead of just saying what he's trying to say.
