Tag Archives: TGF-β

Hypothesis: Circadian rhythm disruption in ME/CFS: implications for the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Circadian rhythm disruption in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Implications for the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, by Michael J McCarthy in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, Vol 20, March 2022, [doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100412]   Highlights Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized … Continue reading

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Investigating the role of tgf-b & fatigue in CFS

Investigating the role of tgf-b and fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome, by Beth Dibnah, Emmanuella Traianos, Jessica Tarn, Dennis Lendrem, Wan Fai Ng in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Volume 78, Issue Suppl 2:1495 2019 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.4690]   Research abstract: Background: … Continue reading

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NEID disease? Study suggests neuro, endocrine & immune systems work together to produce ME/CFS

Simmaron Research blog post, by Cort Johnson, 26 January 2018: NEID Disease? Study Suggests Neuro, Endocrine and Immune Systems Work Together to Produce ME/CFS   Bruun Wyller continues to surprise. When last heard from this erstwhile cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) … Continue reading

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Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) in adolescent CFS

Research abstract: Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome by VB Wyller, CB Nguyen, JA Ludviksen, TE Mollnes in J Transl Med. 2017 Dec 4;15(1):245 BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a prevalent and disabling condition among adolescents. The … Continue reading

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Circulating cytokines & CFS

Research abstract: There has been much interest in the role of the immune system in the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), as CFS may develop following an infection and cytokines are known to induce acute sickness behaviour, with similar … Continue reading

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