title: Cytokine production and modulation: comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and normal controls.
abstract: We studied cytokine production in 15 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 23 controls. CFS patients' peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured with lipopolysaccharide or phytohemagglutinin. Enzymatic immunoassay indicated cytokine concentration in culture supernatants. CFS patients showed significantly lower mRNA levels and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) production. Cytokine dysregulation affects CFS pathogenesis. TGF-beta1 may aid treatment because it affects CFS inflammatory characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Development, School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. atomoda@mclean.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Akemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joudoi
authors.forename: El-Mezayen
authors.initials: el-M
authors.lastname: Rabab
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miike
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1