Table 4 |
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| Similarities in autoimmune responses between encephalomyelitis disseminata/multiple sclerosis (ED/MS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) | ||
| Autoimmune responses | ED/MS | ME/CFS |
| Increased numbers of B cells | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-nuclear antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-cardiolipin antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-phospholipid antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-neuronal antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-muscle antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-ganglioside antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)) antibodies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-muscarinic cholinergic receptor antibodies | - | ✓ |
| Anti-mu-opioid antibodies | - | ✓ |
| Anti-5-HTA receptor antibodies | - | ✓ |
| Anti-D2 receptor antibodies | - | ✓ |
| IgM against oxidatively modified neoepitopes, for example, malondialdehyde, oleic and myristic and palmitic acid | ✓ | ✓ |
| IgM against nitrosatively modified neoepitopes, for example, NO adducts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Response to rituximab | ✓ | ✓ |
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