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At the Root of 3 “Long” Diseases: Persistent Antigens ... in Gulf War Illness, Long-COVID-19, and CFS, 2022, James and Georgopoulos

Discussion in 'ME/CFS research' started by Andy, Aug 1, 2022.

  1. Andy

    Andy Committee Member

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    Full title: At the Root of 3 “Long” Diseases: Persistent Antigens Inflicting Chronic Damage on the Brain and Other Organs in Gulf War Illness, Long-COVID-19, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    ABSTRACT: Several foreign antigens such as those derived from viruses and bacteria have been linked to long-term deleterious effects on the brain and other organs; yet, health outcomes subsequent to foreign antigen exposure vary depending in large part on the host’s immune system, in general, and on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) composition, in particular.

    Here we first provide a brief description of 3 conditions characterized by persistent long-term symptoms, namely long-COVID-19, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and Gulf War Illness (GWI), followed by a brief overview of the role of HLA in the immune response to foreign antigens. We then discuss our Persistent Antigen (PA) hypothesis and highlight associations between antigen persistence due to HLA-antigen incongruence and chronic health conditions in general and the 3 “long” diseases above in particular. This review is not intended to cover the breadth and depth of symptomatology of those diseases but is specifically focused on the hypothesis that the presence of persistent antigens underlies their pathogenesis.

    Open access, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26331055221114817
     
  2. Jonathan Edwards

    Jonathan Edwards Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    These guys are real experts. Both have more than two peer reviewed publications (in fact three) and that includes this one and one on anthrax they both wrote.
     
  3. Trish

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    It looks like they mostly research Gulf War Illness. The lead author is a professor of Neuroscience.
     

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