Hypothalamic-Pituitary Autoimmunity and Related Impairment of Hormone Secretions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Annamaria De BellisGiuseppe BellastellaVlenia PernicePaolo CirilloMiriam LongoAntonietta MaioLorenzo ScappaticcioMaria Ida MaiorinoAntonio BellastellaKatherine EspositoJosé G MontoyaPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)
Both AHA and/or APA at high titers were associated with hypothalamic/pituitary dysfunction, suggesting that hypothalamic/pituitary autoimmunity may play an important role in the manifestations of ME/CFS, especially in its more severe forms.