Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6020225 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Mechanisms underlying multiple sclerosis (MS) fatigue and the causes of the beneficial effect of exercise on this symptom are not clarified. Our aim was to evaluate gene expression profiles in MS patients who improved their fatigue status after an exercise program and to compare them with healthy controls (HC). Gene expression in whole blood was profiled at baseline in 7 HC and also in 7 fatigued-MS patients. Patients underwent an exercise program for 6Â months, and their fatigue status and gene expression profiles were again analyzed. MS patients showed a significant activation of genes participating in the systemic interferon response in comparison with HC that disappeared at the end of the program. Our results provide a biological basis for the observed benefit of exercise in MS.
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Authors
Patricia Mulero, Raquel Almansa, MarÃa José Neri, Jesús Francisco Bermejo-Martin, Miguel Archanco, Juan Francisco Arenillas, Nieves Téllez,