The symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are related to abnormal ion channel function

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Chaudhuri, A
Watson, WS
Pearn, J
Behan, PO
机构
[1] So Gen Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Glasgow G51 4TF, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Inst Neurol Sci, Univ Dept Neurol, Glasgow G51 4TF, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Queensland, Dept Child Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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10.1054/mehy.1998.0822
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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The pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is unknown but one of the most characteristic features of the illness is fluctuation in symptoms which can be induced by physical and/or mental stress. Other conditions in which fluctuating fatigue occurs are caused by abnormal ion channels in the cell membrane. These include genetically determined channelopathies, e.g. hypokalemic periodic paralysis, episodic ataxia type 2 and acquired conditions such as neuromyotonia, myasthenic syndromes, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies. Our hypothesis is that abnormal ion channel function underlies the symptoms of CFS and this is supported also by the finding of abnormal cardiac-thallium(201) SPECT scans in CFS, similar to that found in syndrome X, another disorder of ion channels. CFS and syndrome X can have identical clinical symptoms. CFS may begin after exposure to specific toxins which are known to produce abnormal sodium ion channels. Finally, in CFS, increased resting energy expenditure (REE) occurs, a state influenced by transmembrane ion transport. The hypothesis that ion channels are abnormal in CFS may help to explain the fluctuating fatigue and other symptoms. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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