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Neuroendocrine abnormalities in fibromyalgia.

Gail K Adler1, Valdis F Manfredsdottir, Katharine W Creskoff

  • 1Endocrine-Hypertension Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. gadler@partners.org

Current Pain and Headache Reports
|July 4, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Fibromyalgia patients show reduced neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous system activity, potentially due to central nervous system impairments. These mild, combined deficits may explain widespread pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Autonomic Nervous System Function
  • Fibromyalgia Pathophysiology

Background:

  • Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder with unknown causes.
  • Symptoms include fatigue, sleep disturbances, and gastrointestinal issues, resembling hormone deficiency.
  • Neuroendocrine and autonomic functions are implicated but not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review neuroendocrine function in fibromyalgia.
  • To examine hormone secretion, circadian rhythms, and autonomic nervous system activity.
  • To identify potential central nervous system contributions to fibromyalgia symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing studies on neuroendocrine function in fibromyalgia.
  • Analysis of data on hormone secretion patterns.

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  • Assessment of circadian phase and autonomic nervous system activity.

    • Main Results:

    • Reduced activity observed in multiple hypothalamic-pituitary-peripheral gland axes.
    • Altered autonomic nervous system function is present in fibromyalgia patients.
    • Hormonal and autonomic reductions are mild to moderate and not linked to circadian rhythm changes.

    Conclusions:

    • Impaired central nervous system response, not primary gland defects, likely causes reduced neuroendocrine function.
    • Mild, combined physiological impairments may lead to significant clinical consequences in fibromyalgia.
    • These neuroendocrine and autonomic alterations contribute to the complex symptomology of fibromyalgia.