Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Body's Immune Defense System: What Does the Research Say?

ISBN-13: 9780789015297 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 122 str.

Roberto Patarca-Montero

Opis

Written for healthcare professionals and patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), this brief book presents an examination of the connection between the disorder and immunology. It serves as a primer on the human immune system, provides an overview of immunopathology, and reviews immune-based therapeutic interventions. It also explores the link

Spis treści

• Chapter 1. Overview of the Human Immune System and Its Relevance to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chapter 2. Cross-Talk Between the Immune, Endocrine, and Nervous Systems
• Neuroendocrinology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chapter 3. The Soldiers of the Immune Army: Immune Cell Phenotypic Distributions
• T Lymphocytes
• B Lymphocytes
• Natural Killer Cells
• Neutrophils
• Chapter 4. Immune Cell Function
• T and B Lymphocytes
• Natural Killer Cells
• Monocytes
• Eosinophils
• Chapter 5. Cytokines and Other Soluble Immune Mediators
• Cytokines
• Immunoglobulins
• Autoantibodies
• Circulating Immune Complexes
• Chapter 6. Potential Infectious and Autoimmune Etiologies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Infectious Agents As Possible Direct Causes of CFS
• Autoimmunity and CFS: Infectious Agents As Possible Indirect Causes of CFS
• Chapter 7. The Th1/Th2 Imbalance Paradigm in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chapter 8. Immunotherapy of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Th1/Th2 Balance Modulation
• Lymph Node Cell-Based Immunotherapy
• Mycobacterium Vaccae
• Staphylococcal Vaccine
• Sizofiran
• Panax Ginseng
• Juzen-Taiho-To
• Chapter 9. Concluding Remarks
• References
• Index

O autorze

Roberto Patarca-Montero