Re:WASF3 disrupts mitochondria and may mediate exercise into...
by cpncrunch on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @03:31PM
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I don't see any mention of Valtrex there. The point is, multiple studies have been done for antivirals in ME/CFS, and there is no difference in fatigue between arms.
EBV, HHV6 and HHV6 tend to reactivate during stress, but don't typically cause symptoms. I think what we're seeing in ME/CFS is this reactivation, but it's not necessarily what is causing the problem (if it was, antivirals would help, but they don't).
Re:WASF3 disrupts mitochondria and may mediate exercise into...
by soudiere on Thursday August 17, 2023 @10:20AM
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Great point, agreed, viral re-activation seems suspect on causality.
I was suggesting to crossreference Valtrex effectiveness against the activated virii in the study I linked. If Valtrex is not effective against the reactivated cohorts, we need more falsification around antivirals <-> ME/CFS.
This study screened for active vs latent on number of viruses in patients vs assumed health controls, bottom chart here is what you would evaluate Valtrex effectiveness against.
https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10...