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Antibodies to Human Herpesviruses in ME/CFS patients
Antibodies to Human Herpesviruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Jonas Blomberg, Muhammad Rizwan, Agnes Böhlin-Wiener, Amal Elfaitouri, Per Julin, Olof Zachrisson, Anders Rosén and Carl-Gerhard Gottfries in Front. Immunol., 14 August 2019, [https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01946] Research abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis, … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnes Böhlin-Wiener, Amal Elfaitouri, Anders Rosén, Carl-Gerhard Gottfries, HHV, human herpesvirus, immune system, Jonas Blomberg, Maria Eugenia Ariza, Muhammad Rizwan, Olof Zachrisson, Per Julin
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Exercise-induce hyperalgesia, complement system & elastase activation in ME/CFS
Exercise-induce hyperalgesia, complement system and elastase activation in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – a secondary analysis of experimental comparative studies, by Andrea Polli, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Mira Meeus, Luc Lambrecht, Jo Nijs, Kelly Ickmans in Scandinavian Journal of Pain [Published Online: 2018-10-16] Research abstract: Background and aims: … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Polli, Dr Kelly Ickmans, Dr Mira Meeus, hyperalgesia, immune system, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Luc Lambrecht, pressure pain thresholds, Prof Jo Nijs, submaximal exercise test
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CFS and the immune system
Review summary: Chronic fatigue syndrome and the immune system: Where are we now?, by Fane Kojo Fosu Mensaha, Amolak Singh Bansal, Brian Ford, Geraldine Cambridge in Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology [Available online 12 April 2017] Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterised by multiple … Continue reading
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Tagged B cells, Brian Ford, cytokines, Dr Amolak Bansal, Fane Fosu Mensaha, Geraldine Cambridge, immune system, NK cells
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Vitamin D could boost the immune system
Recent news reports of research claiming vitamin D supplements can boost the immune system as well as the health of bones, has raised questions for how people with ME can obtain enough of this vital nutrient. Get vitamin D from: sunshine, … Continue reading
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Tagged common cold, flu, immune system, supplements, Vitamin D
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Potential new way to sway the immune system
ME Global Chronicle article, by Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, Aug 2016 Found: A Potential New Way to Sway the Immune System (not specifically about ME) A new international collaboration involving scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) opens a door to influencing … Continue reading
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Tagged immune system, Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, ME Global chronicle
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ME/CFS – predisposed to inflammation?
Inflammation is a hot topic in ME/CFS yet no one has taken a comprehensive look at its possible genetic roots. The CDC just did that – and out popped one very specific part of the immune system. Exercise studies that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cort Johnson, immune system, inflammation
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Gut infection could underlie symptoms in CFS
Cort Johnson gives an overview of recent research and possible treatment approaches, January 13, 2015: “We are cautiously optimistic regarding these results because, if confirmed, we may have identified a contributing factor to the innate immune issues associated with ME/CFS and a … Continue reading
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Tagged autoimmune disorders, bacterial overgrowth, gut, HERVs, human endogenous retroviruses, immune system, immunoglobulins, leaky gut, pDCs, plasmacytoid dendritic cells, Whittemore-Peterson Institute, WPI
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Probiotic B infantis improves immune system in CFS
Research abstract: Certain therapeutic microbes, including Bifidobacteria infantis (B. infantis) 35624 exert beneficial immunoregulatory effects by mimicking commensal-immune interactions; however, the value of these effects in patients with non-gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions remains unclear. In this study, we assessed the impact … Continue reading
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Tagged B. infantis 35624, gut, immune system, inflammatory disorder
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