Bad B-cells, Malfunctioning Mitochondria and “Could Happiness Help?” The IACFS/ME ME/CFS Zoom Conference Pt. III
The 2020 IACFS/ME Zoom conference found evidence of B-cell abnormalities that might be tied to autoimmunity, problems with mitochondrial energy production and a finding which suggested that having more uplifiting events may actually help.
Starving for Energy? and The Immune Hole That Produced ME/CFS?- The IACFS/ME Conference Reports Pt. II
An immune hole may have predisposed people to getting chronic fatigue syndrome and another study is underway to assess COVID-19 patients. A breakdown in the citric acid cycle is impairing energy production and producing increased lactate as well. Plus the blood of ME/CFS patients appears to contain a substance which triggers cells to use up energy and produce lactate....
Explaining ME/CFS? Prusty / Naviaux Study Ties Infections to Energy Breakdowns
Bhupesh Prusty and Bob Naviaux team up to show that a simmering herpesvirus infection could produce the key features of the "cell danger response" where a mitochoncrial breakdown and immune activation combine to sap chronic fatigue syndrome patients' energy.
Lactate Levels Elevated Even at Rest In ME/CFS?
A large French study finds abnormally high lactate levels in ME/CFS even at rest…sometimes. David Systrom seemed to call it out – his invasive CPET results suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction was present in a large subset of people with chronic...
Poor Oxygen Extraction is Contributing to Exercise Intolerance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Poor oxygen uptake from the red blood cells could help explain the exercise issues in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Mitochondrial problems or hyperventilation contribute to the oxygen uptake problem.Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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