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Med J Aust.
1989 Aug 7;151(3):122-4.Immunological abnormalities in the chronic fatigue syndrome.Lloyd AR
1, Wakefield D
, Boughton CR
, Dwyer JM
.Author information
Abstract
The chronic fatigue syndrome is a disorder of unknown aetiology which is characterized by debilitating fatigue. Recent evidence has suggested that viruses may persist in the tissues of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. A concurrent immunological disturbance is likely to be associated with the persistence of viral antigens. Therefore, the humoral and cellular immunity of 100 patients who were suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and that of 100 healthy, age- and sex-matched control subjects were compared.
This study documents the frequent occurrence of abnormalities within the cellular and humoral immune systems of patients with well-defined chronic fatigue syndrome. Disordered immunity may be central to the pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome.
In patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, a significant (P less than 0.01) reduction was found in the absolute number of peripheral blood lymphocytes in the total T-cell (CD2), the helper/inducer T-cell (CD4) and the suppressor/cytotoxic T-cell (CD8) subsets. A significant (P less than 0.001) reduction also was found in T-cell function, which was measured: in vivo by delayed-type hypersensitivity skin-testing (reduced responses were recorded in 50 [88%] of 57 patients); and in vitro by phytohaemagglutinin stimulation.
Reduced immunoglobulin (Ig) levels were common (56% of patients), with the levels of serum IgG3- and IgG1-subclasses particularly (P less than 0.05) affected.
Doctor Speedy and ME in search of medical honesty
Oh, Mady Hornig and Ian Lipkin announced that they were the FIRST ones who ever found out that there are immunological abnormalities in ME/CFS - are they kidding us??? And there have been many other studies, for instance the Nova-chapter of Deborah Goetz on www.marconsultinginc.com
ReplyDeleteI sometimes have the impression that they want to lead us up the garden path: not only are the history of ME research and lots of other studies confirming immunological abnormalities obviously ignored but I also ask myself whether they have an interest in denying what other researchers have found out??? After all, the characteristic abnormalities described in the Goetze paper have been found in ME patients infected with a retrovirus (not the Silverman-XMRV but another, related human gamma retrovirus). Is this one of the dire realities that shall be buried???