红血细胞和慢性疲劳综合征
I M Cox1, M J Campbell, D Dowson
1Medical School, University of Southampton, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|March 30, 1991
概括
患有慢性疲劳综合征 (CFS) 的患者红细胞水平较低. 治疗改善了CFS症状,这表明在治疗这种疾病方面发挥了作用.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 临床医学 临床医学
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 慢性疲劳综合征 (CFS) 是一种复杂的疾病,病因不明.
- 之前的假设表明,低度和CFS之间存在联系.
- 在细胞能量生产和神经功能中的作用已被证实.
研究的目的:
- 与健康对照人群相比,研究CFS患者红细胞度.
- 评估肌肉内硫酸治疗在改善CFS症状方面的疗效.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及20名CFS患者和20名匹配的健康对照者的病例控制研究.
- 一项随机,双盲,安慰剂对照试验,包括32名CFS患者,每周接受肌内硫酸或安慰剂6周.
- 使用诺丁汉健康资料评估红细胞水平和患者报告的结果.
主要成果:
- 慢性疲劳症患者的红细胞度明显低于对照组.
- 与安慰剂相比,治疗组报告了能量,情绪状态和疼痛的改善.
- 红细胞水平在治疗组正常化,但在安慰剂组没有.
结论:
- 低红细胞与慢性疲劳综合征有关.
- 肌肉内硫酸显示出作为治疗CFS症状的治疗干预的潜力.
- 需要进一步的研究来证实在CFS治疗中的作用.
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