title: Postinfective fatigue syndrome is not associated with altered cytokine production.
abstract: Peripheral blood specimens and clinical data were obtained over a 12-month period from subjects in the Dubbo Infection Outcomes Study to examine cytokine production in postinfective fatigue syndrome. Ex vivo production of 8 cytokines was examined in 22 case patients and in 42 control subjects who recovered promptly. No significant differences were found. Ongoing production of the cytokines examined does not play a role in postinfective fatigue syndrome.
authors: School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. ute@unsw.edu.au
authors: Uté
authors: U
authors: Vollmer-Conna
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Cameron
authors: Dusan
authors: D
authors: Hadzi-Pavlovic
authors: Kristi
authors: K
authors: Singletary
authors: Tracey
authors: T
authors: Davenport
authors: Suzanne
authors: S
authors: Vernon
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Reeves
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Hickie
authors: Denis
authors: D
authors: Wakefield
authors: Andrew R
authors: AR
authors: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha