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New Research: Distinct Biological Differences In M.E.
Thursday 8 September 2016
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New research: distinct biological differences in M.E.
Findings of research facilitated by the Open Medicine Foundation could be set to rock the world of medicine, writes Action for M.E. Volunteer Pharmacist Emily Beardall.
Published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and reported in UK press including the Telegraph and the Economist, the study looked closely at the blood chemistry in people with M.E. with a research technique called “metabolomics.” This involves measuring the chemicals in our blood created by the different steps and by-products of metabolising, or breaking down, the energy and nutrients from our food into the chemicals that can be used for energy, hormones and building blocks of new cells.
The research found 20 abnormal metabolic processes in people with M.E.; nine in both men and women with the illness, and a further eleven which varied between gender. This means normal metabolites found in healthy people were found to be low in M.E., so the illness could be described as a “hypometabolic” disease and the body is effectively in hibernation.
The researchers suggest that many of these abnormalities might be part of the body’s own response to try to limit the spread and effect of viral or bacterial infection because cells are using alternative pathways to create the substances it needs. This is normally only seen in acute infection but this state is ongoing in M.E. patients.
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