Adrenal Fatigue or Inappropriate Cortisol Response? Cytokines

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Functional

A classification that proves more useful in clinical and experimental

practice divides immunological cytokines into those that enhance

cytokine responses, type 1 ( IFN-?, TGF-? etc.), and type 2 (IL-4,

IL-10, IL-13, etc.), which favor antibody responses.

A key focus of interest has been that cytokines in one of these two

sub-sets tend to inhibit the effects of those in the other.

Dysregulation of this tendency is under intensive study for its

possible role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders.

(Wiki)

Also see this diagram from the American neuropsychiatry textook

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101 ... andpsy.jpg

My question now is are we talking about cellular Glucocorticoid

Resistance as adrenal fatigue or is it still low output of cortisol?

I posted it on the Adrenal forum and I think it would be of benefit

here too.

Val on the Adrenal forum thinks as I do and that it is a misnomer

calling it Adrenal fatigue and that it should be called innapropriate

cortisol response and really is a weak HPA axis.

I wonder why the docs don't look into this if they are so against it

being called 'Adrenal fatigue' and that could be why they say it

doesn't exist. It might help us get treatment if they treated it as

resistance and inappropriate response.

lotsa luv

Dawnx