Tag Archives: immunological dysfunction
Environmental, neuro-immune & neuro-oxidative stress interactions in CFS
Environmental, neuro-immune, and neuro-oxidative stress interactions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Geir Bjørklund, Maryam Dadar, Lyudmila Pivina, Monica Daniela Doşa, Yuliya Semenova & Michael Maes in Molecular Neurobiology (2020) [doi.org/10.1007/s12035-020-01939-w] Review abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS) is a complex, … Continue reading
Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of CFS
Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Anthony L Komaroff in JAMA [Preprint July 5, 2019] Viewpoint extracts: When does an illness become a disease? When the underlying biological abnormalities that cause the symptoms and signs of the … Continue reading
Dr Ron Davis’s big immune study is looking at HLA genes – here’s why
ME/CFS Research review blog post, by Simon McGrath, 28 June 2018: Dr Ron Davis’s big immune study is looking at HLA genes – here’s why Dr Ron Davis has won a large NIH (US National Institutes of Health) grant for an immunology … Continue reading
Altered lymphocytes and immune system in CFS
Research Announcement Objective: The goal of our research is to define immunologic deficiencies of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and ultimately to improve the health of these patients by increasing their immunity. Setting: CFS is a debilitating disease of … Continue reading
T & NK cell screening is a possible biomarker for CFS
Research abstract Background: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating neuro-immune disorder of unknown etiology diagnosed by an array of clinical manifestations. Although several immunological abnormalities have been described in CFS, their heterogeneity has limited diagnostic applicability. Methods: Immunological features … Continue reading
