Abstract

The linkage between oxidative stress and idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF) has not been explored in detail. This study thoroughly compared the serum levels of biomarkers for oxidative stress and antioxidants from 103 subjects with ICF (20 men and 83 women) to those of 82 healthy volunteers (27 men and 55 women). Oxidative parameters, which included reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and F2-isoprotan, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were significantly elevated, while antioxidant parameters, which included total antioxidant activity (TAC), catalase, superoxide dismutase, SOD and GSH activity, were decreased compared to those of healthy subjects (by approximately 1.2- to 2.3-fold, p < 0.05 or 0.01). Our results confirmed that oxidative stress is a key contributor in the pathophysiology of ICF, and firstly explored the features of oxidative stress parameters in ICF subjects compared to a healthy population.

Details

Title
Oxidative Stress is a Convincing Contributor to Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue
Author
Jin-Seok, Lee 1 ; Kim, Hyeong-Geug 1 ; Dong-Soo, Lee 2 ; Chang-Gue, Son 1 

 Liver and Immunology Research Center, Dunsan Hospital of Daejeon University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea 
 Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Jung-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea 
Pages
1-7
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Aug 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2094401008
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.