Charting the Circulating Proteome in ME/CFS: Cross System Profiling and Mechanistic insights
August Hoel; Fredrik Hoel; Sissel Elisabeth Furesund Dyrstad; Henrique Chapola; Ingrid Gurvin Rekeland; Kristin Risa; Kine Alme; Kari Sorland; Karl Albert Brokstad; Hans-Peter Marti; Olav Mella; Oystein...
What is this study about?
This clinical trial is focused on studying the effects of a medication called daratumumab on patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). ME/CFS is a condition characterized by extreme fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest and can worsen...
Six-year follow-up of participants in two clinical trials of rituximab or cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Ingrid G. Rekeland; Kari Sørland; Lisbeth Lykke Neteland; Alexander Fosså; Kine Alme; Kristin Risa; Olav Dahl; Karl J. Tronstad; Olav Mella; Øystein...
https://bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/handle/11250/3127770
Source: University of Bergen Date: May 2, 2024
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Clinical trials, medical treatment and pathomechanisms
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Ingrid Gurvin...
Background
Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in ME/CFS, but there is a knowledge gap in the literature concerning gastrointestinal motility features and detailed symptom description.
Objective
In this study, we aimed to characterize gastric motility and gastric symptoms in response to a...
Full title: No replication of previously reported association with genetic variants in the T cell receptor alpha (TRA) locus for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
Abstract
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disease with a variety of...
Fluge et al are recruiting six moderate to severe ME patients for a pilot trial on Daratumumab.
Participants need to be able to travel to Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen and been diagnosed according to the Canadian criteria from 2003.
They need to be between 18 and 65 years old and...
Largest ME/CFS genetic study to date.
Three different cohorts totaling more than 2500 patients.
First Immunochip study in ME/CFS.
Possible implication of TPPP genetic region
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159122000782
TPPP plays a key role in myelination of nerve cells...
Abstract
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease usually presenting after infection. Emerging evidence supports that energy metabolism is affected in ME/CFS, but a unifying metabolic phenotype has not been firmly established.
We performed global...
Full title: Fine mapping of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suggests involvement of both HLA class I and class II loci
Abstract
The etiology of myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is unknown, but...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disease with unknown etiology, no validated specific and sensitive biomarker, and no standard approved effective treatment. ME/CFS has a profound impact on the quality of life of both patients and caregivers and entails high costs...
I've just come across a patent from Fluge and Mella which looks like it was updated/published in March 2021 entitled 'Method for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome using an inhibitory or cytotoxic agent against plasma cells'.
The description of the patent is a long read...
This is a private initiative from a family who has previously organised two large conferences in Stryn, Norway. They also do fundraising for biomedical research into ME. All money goes to Fluge, Mella and their team at Haukeland University Hospital. (more about their fundraising in English...
Full title:
Reduced endothelial function in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - results from open-label cyclophosphamide intervention study
Provisionally accepted
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.642710/abstract
published in frontiers in Medicine - Family Medicine and Primary Care
Results: The overall response rate by Fatigue score was 55.0% (22 of 40 patients). Fatigue score and other outcome variables showed significant improvements compared to baseline. The SF-36 Physical Function score increased...
Fokus på ME (Focus on ME) is a small Norwegian charity organising ME-conferences and fundraising for ME research by Olav Mella and Øystein Fluge at Haukeland university hospital.
You can read an introduction of Fokus På ME in English here. 68 000 NOK (6 800 EUR, 7 500 USD, 5 800 GBP) has been...
Activity registration in ME/CFS
Would you like to be part of developing new methods for future clinical trials?
We are seeking participants for a study to test the activity device Fitbit Charge 3 for measurement of physical activity in patients with ME/CFS.
The study doesn't entail any...
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