Rhinitis is present in 70% of CFS subjects. The investigators have intensively studied the nasal mucosa in CFS rhinitis to evaluate three hypotheses of CFS pathology: (1) immune dysfunction with atopy; (2) mucosal inflammation including viral infections; They propose to prospectively analyze atopy, mucosal inflammation, and neural dysfunction in age- and sex-matched CFS and control groups by using integrated nasal analysis models. They feel strongly that their hypothesis-driven approach will precisely define specific neural pathophysiological mechanisms in CFS, allow pharmacological manipulation of these dysfunctional systems, and potentially lead to the development of simple new diagnostic tests (i.e. nasal provocation) as the means to evaluate future treatments of CFS.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AI042403-03
Application #
2887668
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG5-CFS (01))
Program Officer
Morens, David M
Project Start
1997-07-01
Project End
2001-06-30
Budget Start
1999-07-01
Budget End
2001-06-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Georgetown University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
049515844
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20057
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