Poststroke fatigue: hints to a biological mechanism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poststroke fatigue (PSF) is common, but the biological basis of this fatigue is unknown. We explored the possibility that PSF is related to systemic inflammation by investigating polymorphisms in 2 genes that affect the immune response.

Methods

In a substudy of a larger trial that evaluated the role of the immune response on stroke outcome, fatigue was assessed at 30, 90, 180, and 365 days after ischemic stroke using the Fatigue Assessment Scale. Subjects were genotyped for 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms, one in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN; rs4251961, a T/C substitution) and two in the in toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) gene (1063 A/G [Asp299Gly] rs4986790 and 1363 C/T [Thr399Ile] rs4986791).

Results

Of the 39 participants, 22 (56%) end

SUBMITTER: Becker K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4359660 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature