Journal of Nature and Science: Elevated Energy Production in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Two years ago, Science published a paper suggesting that a mouse retrovirus called XMRV might be
involved in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a debilitating disease with no known cause.
When last heard from this erstwhile cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) proponent asserted that more research into Epstein - Barr
virus in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME / CFS) was needed.
Longitudinal assessment of neuropsychological functioning, psychiatric status, functional disability and employment status in chronic fatigue syndrome
Blunted adrenocorticotropin and cortisol responses to corticotropin - releasing hormone stimulation in chronic fatigue syndrome
Research Funded by Hutchins Family Foundation's Chronic Fatigue Initiative Finds Clues Into Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
«Even if we can not implicate gammaretroviruses like
XMRV in chronic fatigue syndrome,» says Lipkin, «their discovery must be credited with focusing new researchers and resources on this complex and crippling disorder.»
Maes M, Leunis JC (2008) «Normalization of leaky
gut in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is accompanied by a clinical improvement: effects of age, duration of illness and the translocation of LPS from gram - negative bacteria», Journal of Neuro Endocrinology, 29 (6), pp. 902 - 10.
Analysis of the data in over 50 studies that assessed adrenal
function in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia patients demonstrates that the majority of these patients have abnormal adrenal function due to hypothalamic - pituitary dysfunction.
A Japanese group reported
it in chronic fatigue syndrome at very high levels.
[37] Leese G., et al. (1996) Short - term night - shift working mimics the pituitary - adrenocortical dysfunction
in chronic fatigue syndrome.
When you consider how common poor sleep and full blown sleep disorders are
in chronic fatigue syndrome — and when you consider that sleep problems alone will cause low morning cortisol levels — it's actually a wonder that so most studies still show that most people with chronic fatigue have perfectly normal cortisol levels!