Acupuncture of the Beishu acupoint participates in regulatory effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on T cell subsets of rats with chronic fatigue syndrome

…cell ratios of acupuncture, ginsenoside, and combination groups decreased significantly (P<0.05). Compared with the combination group, the ratio of the ginsenoside group increased significantly (P<0.05). Conclusions: Both acupuncture of the…

Reductions in Cerebral Blood Flow Can Be Provoked by Sitting in Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients

…Rowe, and Frans C Visser. Reductions in Cerebral Blood Flow Can Be Provoked by Sitting in Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients. Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 394; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040394 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/394/htm (Full text)…

A SWATH-MS analysis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome peripheral blood mononuclear cell proteomes reveals mitochondrial dysfunction

…ATP production in ME/CFS, compensated for by upregulation of immediate pathways upstream of Complex V that would suggest an elevation of oxidative stress. This study and others have found evidence…

An analysis of 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess unexplained fatigue

…when interpreting findings. Source: Lindheimer JB, Alexander T, Qian W, et al. An analysis of 2-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess unexplained fatigue. Physiol Rep. 2020;8(17):e14564. doi:10.14814/phy2.14564 (Full text) https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.14564…

Using Plasma Autoantibodies of Central Nervous System Proteins to Distinguish Veterans with Gulf War Illness from Healthy and Symptomatic Controls

…Sullivan. Using Plasma Autoantibodies of Central Nervous System Proteins to Distinguish Veterans with Gulf War Illness from Healthy and Symptomatic Controls. Brain Sci. 2020, 10(9), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10090610 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/9/610/htm (Full text)…

Autoantibodies to beta-adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) patients – A validation study in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid from two Swedish cohorts

…(ME) patients – A validation study in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid from two Swedish cohorts. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, ISSN: 2666-3546, Vol: 7, Page: 100107 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354620300727 (Full text)…

Autonomic Phenotypes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Are Associated with Illness Severity: A Cluster Analysis

…Participants completed the following screening symptom assessment tools: Chalder Fatigue Scale, Fatigue Impact Scale, Fatigue Severity Scale, Epworth Sleepiness Scales, the self-reported Composite Autonomic Symptom Scale. Autonomic parameters were measured…

Exercise alters brain activation in Gulf War Illness and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

…Addiego, John W VanMeter, James N Baraniuk, Exercise alters brain activation in Gulf War Illness and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Brain Communications, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2020, fcaa070, https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaa070 https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/2/2/fcaa070/5885074…