In myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, increased autoimmune activity against 5-HT is associated with immuno-inflammatory pathways and bacterial translocation

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-230

  Maes, Michael ^a,b,c   Ringel, Karl ^d   Kubera, Marta ^e   Anderson, George ^f   Morris, Gerwyn ^g   Galecki, Piotr ^h   Geffard, Michel ⁱ  

^a Piyavate Hospital   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Immunologischen Laboratorien   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

^f CRC   (United Kingdom)

^g Tir Na Nog   (United Kingdom)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

ⁱ Association Institute for Research and Development in Human Pathology and Therapy   (France)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cytokines; Depression; Inflammation; Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1; NEOPTERIN; SEROTONIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMMENSAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM;

AUTOIMMUNE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CYTOKINES; DEPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPTERIN; SEROTONIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84882885946     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.03.029     Document Type: Article

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