ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 21/10/20251) Dr. Vanessa Velasco gave preliminary results on OMF's new neutrophil study. She found that neutrophils of ME/CFS patients died quicker and more often than those of healthy controls, under inflammatory conditions. 22110
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 21/10/20252) Neutrophils are immune cells that form the first line of defence when there is an infection. The researchers were able to isolate the neutrophils from whole blood, without changing them, and then mimic inflammatory conditions in the lab. 141
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 21/10/20253) The experiments showed that ME/CFS neutrophils moved slower and produced more reactive oxygen species than controls. There was also less apoptosis among ME/CFS neutrophils: they don’t die properly when they should. This could prevent the body from resolving inflammation. 141
