Research Chelation Therapy

Nontoxic Oral Clathration Agent Shown to Perform Better than or Equal to DMSA and DMPS

Parents of autistic children who suspect heavy metal toxicity as a contributor to their child’s condition may find a nontoxic oral clathration agent will perform as well as or better than typically-used chelating agents, according to a report in the nationally-respected consumer journal, The Doctors’ Prescription for Healthy Living.

The report – published in the February edition – details the experience of a Troy, Michigan, couple whose child was diagnosed with autism that may have resulted from or been exacerbated by such toxicity. The couple notes that the oral clathration agent proved to be as effective as their son’s DMSA/DMPS treatments, yet without side effects.

Autistic children may be prescribed dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) or dimercaptopropane sulfonate (DMPS) if heavy metal toxicity is suspected. However, a combination of the oral clathration agent and ionic mineral supplements increased their child’s heavy metal output by two to three times (as measured by urinalysis). The couple is quoted as telling the publication, “In two months, we had the same benefits with PCA-Rx and ionic minerals as using DMSA for an entire year. Also, unlike DMSA, PCA-Rx will not chelate beneficial minerals, one reason it is less stressful to the child’s body.”

“This information is important to parents of autistic children,” notes publisher and editor David Steinman. “Many of the treatments afforded to children have some toxicity associated with them and stress the child. Based on our current report and past reports, we believe that oral clathration is certainly an option that parents should know about.”

Steinman notes that while conventional oral chelation therapy may be described as one dimensional, oral clathration is a three-dimensional process. In this case, specifically-sequenced glycoproteins and peptides form a lattice (or inclusion complex) and multiple receptor sites that attach to a toxic molecule with irreversible bonds, literally wrapping around the toxic substance to prevent additional reactions with tissues or organs as it is eliminated from the body.