Evidence for inflammation and activation of cell-mediated immunity in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Increased interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-α, PMN-elastase, lysozyme and neopterin

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 933-939

  Maes, Michael ^a   Twisk, Frank N M ^b   Kubera, Marta ^c   Ringel, Karl ^d  

^a Piyavate Hospital   (Thailand)

^b ME de Patiënten Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

^d Immunologische Laboratorien   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue; Cytokines; Depression; Inflammation; Oxidative and nitrosative stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ELASTASE; INTERLEUKIN 1; LYSOZYME; NEOPTERIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALAISE; MALE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-1; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MURAMIDASE; NEOPTERIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84857359512     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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