Increased Th17/Treg Ratio in Poststroke Fatigue

• Main Authors: Xinjing Liu (Author), Komal Kenkare (Author), Shanshan Li (Author), Varsha Desai (Author), John Wong (Author), Xun Luo (Author), Lisa J. Wood (Author), Yuming Xu (Author), Qing Mei Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fatigue is a major debilitating symptom after stroke. The biological mechanisms underlying poststroke fatigue (PFS) are unknown. We hypothesized that PSF is associated with an alteration in the balance between Th17 and Treg cells. To test this hypothesis we assessed fatigue in 30 stroke survivors us...