Regulatory T, natural killer T and γδ T cells in multiple sclerosis and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a comparison
Author(s) -
Sandra Bahia Ramos,
Ekua Brenu,
Simon Broadley,
Richard Kwiatek,
Jennifer Ng,
Thao Nguyen,
Susan Freeman,
Donald Staines,
Sonya MarshallGradisnik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 0125-877X
DOI - 10.12932/ap0733
Subject(s) - chronic fatigue syndrome , multiple sclerosis , encephalomyelitis , immunology , immune system , flow cytometry , medicine , experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis , t cell , disease , natural killer t cell
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) may share some similarities in relation to reduced NK cell activity. It is likely that other cells such as regulatory T (Tregs), invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) and gamma delta T (γδ T) cells may also be dysregulated in CFS/ME and MS.
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