Guest guest Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 This link : http://www.investinme.org/Documents/Journals/Journal%20of%20IiME%20Vol%206%20Iss\ ue%201%20Screen.pdf has a summary of the London CFS Conference. Some noteworthy points from the article here: page 20: Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) with a Staphylococcus Vaccine Page 100: our investigations have shown dysfunction in Natural Killer cell lysis, Natural Killer Cell Phenotype, Cytotoxic T cell Cytotoxic Lysis, GZMA lytic protein decreases for NK and T Cytotoxic cell function, Neuropeptide receptor dysfunction (VPAC1R and VPAC2R), Foxp3 expression, Cytokine dysregulation (T-Helper 1 and T-Helper 2 Dysregulation) and microRNA immune regulation in CFS patients compared to nonfatigued controls. These collective studies suggest their application as potential biomarkers for early identification of ME/CFS patients for clinicians. sat down with one of the most respected ME/CFS-clinicians, , and asked him his thoughts. - I think it is a crucial step forward, he told me. And then he went on to say that he had seen effects of Rituximab himself. Several of his ME/CFS patients had developed lymphoma and therefore got treated with Rituximab, one of them for several years. - And after starting treatment his ME/CFS symptoms disappeared, said . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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