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  1. Muon

    Exosome-associated Mitochondrial DNA is Elevated in Patients with ME/CFS and Stimulates Human Cultured Microglia to Secrete IL-1β

    Exosome-associated Mitochondrial DNA is Elevated in Patients with ME/CFS and Stimulates Human Cultured Microglia to Secrete IL-1β (Theoharides, 2021) Abstract Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease that presents with fatigue, sleep...
  2. Pyrrhus

    Extracellular Vesicles in ME

    Well, 2020 brought us a lot of bad memories, but at least it also brought us a few ground-breaking studies on extracellular vesicles! I thought I'd start a thread to collect together the various discussions on extracellular vesicles (EV) in ME. Hopefully this will aid in the comparison of...
  3. necessary8

    The RBC-NOX hypothesis

    The RBC-NOX hypothesis Hello again, everyone. Welcome, to the RBC-NOX hypothesis, which I consider by far my best idea yet. It connects the IDO metabolic trap, red blood cell deformability, craniocervical instability (including recoveries after surgery), Alan Light’s research on fatigue...
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