Tracking peripheral immune cell infiltration of the brain in ME

Indigophoton · Jun 15, 2018

Very interesting sounding project from Jarred Younger,

Principal Investigator
Prof. Jarred Younger

Institution
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Many of the characteristic symptoms of ME/CFS suggest that the immune system is activated in the brains of people with the illness, leading to the release of inflammatory chemicals.

This neuroinflammation is known to cause a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, pain sensitivity, cognitive problems and sleep disturbances, all of which are common in people with ME/CFS. But how might this occur?

The central hypothesis behind a newly funded project, led by Prof. Jarred Younger at the University of Alabama, is that activated immune cells from elsewhere in the body infiltrate the brain, so driving these symptoms of ME/CFS.
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http://www.meresearch.org.uk/our-research/ongoing-studies/immune-cell-infiltration/

Diwi9 · Jun 15, 2018

Dr. Younger spoke about this last year on a YouTube video. I was curious about the status as he hasn't posted anything in a long while. Exciting to see that he has received funding from a UK organization. It's great to see funds being exchanged both ways across the water to fund necessary research.

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