Viral Infection and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (M Derakhshan & R Derakhshan, 2017/8)

https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=611210

Journal: MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES DECEMBER 2017-JANUARY 2018 , Volume 60 , Number 5 #G00431; Page(s) 709 To 713.

Paper: VIRAL INFECTION AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS)

Author(s): DERAKHSHAN MOHAMMAD*, DERAKHSHAN REZA

* DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY, VIROLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND ANTI MICROBIAL RESEARCH CENTER, MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, MASHHAD, IRAN

Abstract:
Many studies have shown that viruses after they enter the host cell can interact with mitochondria and disrupt their function; particularly some studies have determined that these effects can alter the mitochondrial structure as well as changes in the pathway for energy production. The effect of virus or viral protein on the electron transport chain, sometimes following entry of divert viruses to the host cell, will result in a sharp decrease in cellular energy at the end of the electron transport process. In addition, nowadays new data indicate that a number of viruses may affect the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis and thus affect the respiratory chain in the mitochondria. Such effects can lead to clinical outcomes, particularly in the context of sustained infections, which can ultimately be considered as a possible cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Therefore, as a hypothesis, it may be concluded that viral infections may be one of the main potential etiology for this syndrome.

Keyword(s): VIRAL INFECTION, MITOCHONDRION, CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

 

The abstract is interesting, but well, highly speculative.

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Article is in Persian.