In 2011, two Norwegian oncologists, Oystein Fluge and Olav Mella of Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, along with colleagues, studied 30 people diagnosed with chronic fatigue
immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS).
These include autism spectrum disorders, chronic Lyme disease and other tick - borne infections, anxiety disorders, OCD, mood disorders, ADHD, eating disorders, personality disorders, chronic fatigue
immune dysfunction syndrome, and fibromyalgia.
Not exact matches
«In a number of these diseases, such as lupus and Sjogren's
syndrome, a class of interferon known as type 1 interferon is made in abundance and plays a key role, contributing to the
immune dysfunction,» said Mary K. Crow, MD, physician - in - chief at Hospital for Special Surgery and senior study author.
Fragile X
syndrome, an intellectual disability disorder, has significant associations with asthma, psoriasis and viral infection, highlighting a potential
immune system
dysfunction in these patients.
Measuring and developing strategies to improve
immune dysfunction which occurs in patients suffering from cancer, cancer survivors, recurrent infections, chronic diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, stroke, scleroderma and other autoimmune and chronic illnesses as well as disorders associated with aging and frailty.
Anne - Laure Perraud, Ph.D., CU School of Medicine: Determine the role of a chromosome 21 protein that forms an ion channel in innate
immune dysfunction in Down
syndrome
If not supported with appropriate lifestyle changes and supplementation, antibiotic treatments may cause patients to experience greater
immune dysfunction and develop post-Lyme
syndrome or chronic Lyme.
According to Natasha Campbell - McBride, the doctor that created GAPS, all auto -
immune disease (which encompasses everything from allergies to depression to thyroid
dysfunction) starts in the gut, and is likely to be caused by leaky gut
syndrome and / or a disproportionate amount of bad gut bacteria.
This back pressure also contributes to
immune / nervous system
dysfunction and leaky gut / leaky brain
syndromes.
The chronic fatigue
syndrome is characterised by a principal complaint of severe fatigue of at least six months» duration associated with appreciable disability and unexplained by recognised organic disease.1 2 3 4 Various causes have been proposed, including chronic viral infection,
dysfunction of the
immune system, neuroendocrine disturbance, and depression, but all remain controversial.5 6 Many pharmacological treatments have been suggested, but none are of proved value.7