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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043466614004165
Cytokine
Volume 70, Issue 1, November 2014, Pages 76
SI: 2014 ICIS Abstract Issue
ICIS Conference
199: Cytokine profiles of chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple sclerosis patients
Aims
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are both disorders with severe neuroimmune symptoms, including cognitive impairment, immune dysfunction and abnormal cytokine expression. The purpose of this study was to assess the T helper (Th) 1, Th2 and Th17 cytokine profiles of CFS and MS patients.
Conclusion
Cytokines patterns supported both Th1 and Th2 cytokine profiles in CFS and MS. Similarities in the cytokine profiles of MS and CFS, combined with the already acknowledged similarities in immune cell function and symptoms, suggests a neuroimmune pathology for CFS with parallels to that of MS. Additional studies into the cytokine profiles of both CFS and MS should be conducted, with larger sample sizes, to further expand the understanding of the pathologies of both disorders.