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dc.contributor.authorBrenu, Ekua W
dc.contributor.authorStaines, Donald R
dc.contributor.authorBaskurt, Oguz K
dc.contributor.authorAshton, Kevin J
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Sandra B
dc.contributor.authorChristy, Rhys M
dc.contributor.authorMarshall-Gradisnik, Sonya M
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-20T12:30:32Z
dc.date.available2018-02-20T12:30:32Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2013-09-19T23:36:15Z
dc.identifier.issn1479-5876
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1479-5876-8-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/53277
dc.description.abstractBackground Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a multifactorial disorder that affects various physiological systems including immune and neurological systems. The immune system has been substantially examined in CFS with equivocal results, however, little is known about the role of neutrophils and natural killer (NK) phenotypes in the pathomechanism of this disorder. Additionally the role of erythrocyte rheological characteristics in CFS has not been fully expounded. The objective of this present study was to determine deficiencies in lymphocyte function and erythrocyte rheology in CFS patients. Methods Flow cytometric measurements were performed for neutrophil function, lymphocyte numbers, NK phenotypes (CD56dimCD16+ and CD56brightCD16-) and NK cytotoxic activity. Erythrocyte aggregation, deformability and fibrinogen levels were also assessed. Results CFS patients (n = 10) had significant decreases in neutrophil respiratory burst, NK cytotoxic activity and CD56brightCD16- NK phenotypes in comparison to healthy controls (n = 10). However, hemorheological characteristic, aggregation, deformability, fibrinogen, lymphocyte numbers and CD56dimCD16+ NK cells were similar between the two groups. Conclusion These results indicate immune dysfunction as potential contributors to the mechanism of CFS, as indicated by decreases in neutrophil respiratory burst, NK cell activity and NK phenotypes. Thus, immune cell function and phenotypes may be important diagnostic markers for CFS. The absence of rheological changes may indicate no abnormalities in erythrocytes of CFS patients.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1-10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Translational Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCellular immunology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320404
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode42
dc.titleImmune and hemorheological changes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
gro.description.notepublicPage numbers are not for citation purposes. Instead, this article has the unique article number of 1.
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Brenu et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
gro.date.issued2010
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gro.griffith.authorMarshall-Gradisnik, Sonya M.
gro.griffith.authorRamos, Sandra B.


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