Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: Is it related to cytokines and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis?

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作者
Akcali, Aylin [1 ]
Zengin, Fatma [1 ]
Aksoy, Sefika Nur [2 ]
Zengin, Orhan [3 ]
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[1] Gaziantep Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Gaziantep, Turkey
[2] Gaziantep Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Gaziantep, Turkey
[3] Gaziantep Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Multiple Sclerosis; Fatigue; Pituitary-adrenal system; Cytokines; REGULATORY T-CELLS; INTERLEUKIN-35; SUPPRESSION;
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10.1016/j.msard.2017.03.004
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Background: Fatigue is a common symptom of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that diminishes the quality of life of patients, but its exact mechanism remains poorly understood. There is not a generally adopted scale to determine MS fatigue. Studies that investigated physiopathology of fatigue symptom have shown dysregulation of hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis. In the current study, we aimed to compare the results obtained with two separate scales, namely the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the Neurological Fatigue Index-Multiple Sclerosis (NFI-MS), and assess the relationship between fatigue and serum IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, IL-35, IL-2, IL-10, ACTH, cortisol, alpha-MSH, beta-MSH, gamma-MSH and CLIP (Corticotropinlike intermediate lobe peptide) in MS patients categorized as fatigued and non-fatigued on the basis of FSS scores. Methods: For the study, a total of 54 (29 females, 25 males) patients diagnosed with ARMS including 26 with fatigue symptom (48.1%), and 26 healthy controls (13 females, 13 males) were enrolled. A FSS score 36 was considered as cut-off score to separate fatigued patients from nonfatigued patients. Results: A significant positive correlation was determined between FSS score and NFI-MS scale, NFI-MS 1, NFI-MS 2, NFI-MS 3 and NFI-MS 4 scores. IL-1 beta, IL-10 and TNF-alpha levels did not differ between patient and control groups. IL-35 and IL-2 levels were significantly higher among MS patients (p < 0.01). However, no difference was observed between fatigued and nonfatigued patients in the cytokines and HPA parameters studied. ACTH, cortisol and alpha-MSH were significantly higher in MS group (p = 0.02, p < 0.01 and p < 0.01, respectively). CLIP level was significantly low in MS patient group (p < 0.01). Conclusion: NFI-MS scale is equally sensitive as FSS scale for assessment of MS fatigue; thus, it may also be widely used to evaluate that symptom. Generally HPA axis is hyperactive in MS patients, but it is not correlated with fatigue in our study. For the first time, levels of CLIP (a type of melanocortin) are studied, and determined to be lower among MS patients. Elevated levels of IL-35 and IL-2 suggest that these cytokines may have a prominent role in MS pathophysiology and can be investigated as potential targets for development of novel therapies.
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