Articles about CFS and Fibromyalgia Online Library The national CFIDS Foundation

Articles about CFS and Fibromyalgia Online Library The national CFIDS Foundation

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Contents
Ciguatera Toxicology
Endocrinology
General
Immunology
Infectious Disease
Metabolism
Neurology
Patient Community News
Reports: Conferences & Lectures
Virology

Ciguatera Toxicology

"Chronic phase lipids in sera of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chronic ciguatera fish poisoning (CCFP), hepatitis B, and cancer with antigenic epitope resembling ciguatoxin, as assessed with MAb-CTX." J Clin Lab Anal. (2003) (PDF file)
"Chronic phase lipids in sera of several chronic diseases reacting with MAb-CTX (antibody to ciguatoxin)" Journal of Toxicology: Toxins Review (2003) (PDF file)
Ciguatera Toxin FAQ (2003; 2005)
Ciguatera testing protocol (2003; 2005)
Presentation given by Dr. Yoshitsugi Hokama at the International Symposium on Toxins and Natural Products (2002) (PDF file format)
Neurotoxin Discovered in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Press release: 2002)
The Neurology of ciguatera (PDF file format or text-only format). J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2001)

Elevated Neuroactive Progesterone Metabolites in Women with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome J Steroid Biochem Molec Biol (2000)
Cortisol deficiency may account for elevated apoptotic cell population in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (1999)

Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a National Women's Health Information Center featured article (2003)
Polygenic Contributions of Procoagulant Genetic Factors in
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Related Chronic Illnesses. Genetics in Medicine (2002)
Activation of the coagulation system in Gulf War Illness: a potential pathophysiologic link with chronic fatigue syndrome. A laboratory approach to diagnosis. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis (2000)
Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: A Different Approach (2000)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) &/or Fibromyalgia (FM) as a Variation of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS): An Explanatory Model and Approach to Laboratory Diagnosis. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis (1999)
Is CFS/FM due to an undefined hypercoagulable state brought on by immune activation of coagulation? Does adding anticoagulant therapy improve CFS/FM patient symptoms? AACFS (1998)
Are Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Synonymous Terms? (1998)
The Human/Animal Interaction of Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome: A Look At 127 Patients and Their 463 Animals (1998)
Hillary Johnson Talks about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and her book, Osler's Web (1996)

Dr. Konstance Knox Presents STAT1 Data to
Researchers and Clinicians at AACFS Conference AACFS Conference (2004)
STAT1-alpha and p53 Deficiencies Are Found In Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Forum newsletter (2003)
Expanded Model for RNase L Fragmentation in CFS Uncovered; The National CFIDS Foundation Announces The Use Of Elastase Inhibitors as a Potential Treatment for CFS Inovations Forum newsletter (2003)
Potential Role of STAT1 in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Institute for Viral Pathogenesis (2003)
"Biochemical Evidence for a Novel Low Molecular Weight 2-5A-Dependent RNase L in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research (1997)
Cytokine Effects on Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and Possible Mitochondrial Dysfunction in CFIDS (1997)
Association Between HLA Class II Antigens and the Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)
Decreased Natural Killer Cell Activity Is Associated with Severity of Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)

Infectious Disease

Prevalence uof abnormal cardiac wall motion in the cardiomyopathy associated with incomplete multiplication of Epstein-barr Virus and/or cytomegalovirus in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. In Vivo (2004)
Recent publications by Prof. Garth Nicolson and The Institute of Molecular Medicine
A Preliminary 6 Month Trial of Valacyclovir (VAL) in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Using the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Paradigm (1998)
Persistent Active Human Herpesvirus Six (HHV-6) Infections In Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. AACFS Conference (1998)
Three Babuska Clusters of Enteroviral Associated Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (1998)
New Cardiomyopathy: Pilot Study of Intravenous Ganciclovir in a Subset of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice (1997)
Hypothesis: A Unified Theory of the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice (1997)
Cardiac Involvement in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as Documented with Holter and Biopsy Data in Birmingham, Michigan, 1991-1993 (1997)
Viruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Current Status (1995)
SPECT Imaging of the Brain: Comparison of Findings in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, AIDS Dementia Complex, and Major Unipolar Depression American Journal of Roentgenology (1994)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A possible Delayed Hazard of Pesticide Exposure Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)
Enterovirus in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)
Poly(I) * Poly(C12U) Inhibits In Vitro Replication of Human Herpesvirus Type 6 Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)
Subjective Reduction in Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Following Long-Term Treatment with a Porcine Liver Extract: A Phase 1 Trial Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)
Kutapressin Inhibits In Vitro Infection of Human Herpesvirus Type 6 Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)
Results of an investigation of three clusters of chronic fatigue syndrome Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)
Closeness of Contacts Between People in Two Clusters of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Evidence for an Infectious Etiology? Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)

Exercise Capacity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Archives of Internal Medicine (2000)
In vitro Study of Muscle Aerobic Metabolism in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (1999)
Heterogeneity in chronic fatigue syndrome: evidence from magnetic resonance spectroscopy of muscle Neuromuscul Disord. (1998)
Electron-microscopic investigation of muscle mitochondria in chronic fatigue syndrome Neuropsychobiology (1995)

Altered central nervous system signal during motor performance in chronic fatigue syndrome. Clin Neurophysiol. (2004)
Blood volume and its relation to peak oxygen consumption and physical activity in patients with chronic fatigue. American Journal of Physiology (2002)
The roles of orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic tachycardia, and subnormal erythrocyte volume in the pathogenesis of the chronic fatigue syndrome Am J Med Sci (2000)
Abnormal Baroreflex Responses in Patients With Idiopathic Orthostatic Intolerance Circulation (2000)
The Importance of Orthostatic Intolerance in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Am J Med Sci (1999)
Circulating Blood Volume in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (1998)
Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction Linked To Chronic Fatigue American Journal of Medicine (1997)

Patient Community News

Letter Presented to the CFSCC (2000)
GAO Criticizes CDC, NIH Handling of Chronic Fatigue Research (2000)

Prevalence studies

Comparing Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a Community-Based Versus Tertiary Care Sample Journal of Health Psychology (2003)
A Community-Based Study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Archives of Internal Medicine (1999)
Estimating the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome among nurses Am J Med. (1998)
Estimating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Related Symptoms Among Nurses: A Preliminary Report Clinical Infectious Diseases (1994)

Reports: Conferences & Lectures

Conferences

Lectures

Dr. Anthony Komaroff Lecture (December 2000)
Dr. David Bell Lecture (August 1998)
Dr. Paul Cheney (May 1998)
Dr. Darryl See (January 1997)
Dr. Paul Cheney Testimony (February 1993)

Potential animal (zoonotic) virus identified in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy (NCF Press Release: 2006)
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Parainfluenza Virus-5: A new paradigm and a serious host challenge NCF Paper (2006)
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A novel virus (Cryptovirus) within the rubulavirus genus and uses therefor Patent. Dr. Steven Robbins' discovery on new virus in CFIDS, MS, and epilepsy. Patent (2002) (PDF file format)
Various informational press releases from Global Medical Technologies (2004-2006) (PDF file format)
Porcine parainfluenza virus 2 discovery by scientists at Bayer AG Patent (1999) (PDF file format)
Isolation of a cytopathogenic virus from a case of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and its characterization as parainfluenza virus type 2 Archives of Virology (1998) (PDF file format)
Nucleotide sequence for Cryptovirus fusion protein identified as a porcine rubulavirus Patent (2003) (PDF file format)
Cryptovirus fusion sequence returns 100% match for fusion protein for SER strain of porcine parainfluenza virus BLAST program, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (2004) (PDF file format)
Nucleotide sequence for the fusion protein of porcine parainfluenza virus strain SER National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (2003) (PDF file format)
Porcine parainfluenza virus strain SER sequence doesn't return match for the Cryptovirus fusion sequence though it is a 100% match BLAST program, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (2004) (PDF file format)
Methods for diagnosis and treatment of chronic immune diseases; Stat-1 deficiency discovery in CFIDS (2003) Patent. (PDF file format)
Viral mechanisms of immune evasion Immunology Today review paper (2000) (PDF file format)
Silencing STATs: Lessons from paramyxovirus interferon evasion Cytokine and Growth Factors review paper (2004) (PDF file format)
The V protein of Simian Virus 5 inhibits interferon signaling by targeting STAT1 for proteasome-mediated degradation Journal of Virology (1999) (PDF file format)
Interferons: cell signalling, immune modulation, antiviral responses and virus countermeasures Journal of General Virology (2000) (PDF file format)
Risk factors associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a cluster of pediatric cases Reviews of Infectious Diseases (1991) (PDF file format)
Relationships and host range of human, canine, simian and porcine isolates of simian virus 5 (parainfluenza virus 5) Journal of General Virology (2004) (PDF file format)
In vitro identification and characterization of a virus isolated from a dog with neurological dysfunction Infection and Immunity (1981) (PDF file format)
Potential role of persistent paramyxovirus infection in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Interim progress report and research proposal (2005) (PDF file format)
Molecular Structure Of Viral Protein, Parainfluenza Virus 5 Fusion (F) Protein, Identified By Scientists At Northwestern University Medical News Today article (2006)