Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center

Sophie Steiner; Annick Fehrer; Friederike Hoheisel; Simon Schoening; Anna Aschenbrenner; Nina Babel; Judith Bellmann-Strobl; Carsten Finke; Øystein Fluge; Laura Froehlich; Andreas Goebel; Bettina Grande; Johannes Peter Haas; Bettina Hohberger; Leonard A. Jason; Anthony L. Komaroff; Eliana Lacerda; Max Liebl; Andrea Maier; Olav Mella; Luis Nacul; Friedemann Paul; Bhupesh K. Prusty; Christian Puta; Gabriela Riemekasten; Wolfgang Ries; Peter C. Rowe; Birgit Sawitzki; Yehuda Shoenfeld; Joachim L. Schultze; Martina Seifert; Nuno Sepúlveda; Franziska Sotzny; Elisa Stein; Michael Stingl; Friederike Ufer; Christian Veauthier; Francisco Westermeier; Klaus Wirth; Bernd Wolfarth; Pawel Zalewski; Uta Behrends; Carmen Scheibenbogen

doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103452

Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center

Sophie Steiner, Annick Fehrer, Friederike Hoheisel^*, Simon Schoening, Anna Aschenbrenner, Nina Babel, Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Carsten Finke, Øystein Fluge, Laura Froehlich, Andreas Goebel, Bettina Grande, Johannes Peter Haas, Bettina Hohberger, Leonard A. Jason, Anthony L. Komaroff, Eliana Lacerda, Max Liebl, Andrea Maier, Olav MellaLuis Nacul, Friedemann Paul, Bhupesh K. Prusty, Christian Puta, Gabriela Riemekasten, Wolfgang Ries, Peter C. Rowe, Birgit Sawitzki, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Joachim L. Schultze, Martina Seifert, Nuno Sepúlveda, Franziska Sotzny, Elisa Stein, Michael Stingl, Friederike Ufer, Christian Veauthier, Francisco Westermeier, Klaus Wirth, Bernd Wolfarth, Pawel Zalewski, Uta Behrends, Carmen Scheibenbogen

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Abstract

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a devastating disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Due to the 2019 pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we are facing a significant increase of ME/CFS prevalence. On May 11th to 12th, 2023, the second international ME/CFS conference of the Charité Fatigue Center was held in Berlin, Germany, focusing on pathomechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment. During the two-day conference, more than 100 researchers from various research fields met on-site and over 700 attendees participated online to discuss the state of the art and novel findings in this field. Key topics from the conference included: the role of the immune system, dysfunction of endothelial and autonomic nervous system, and viral reactivation. Furthermore, there were presentations on innovative diagnostic measures and assessments for this complex disease, cutting-edge treatment approaches, and clinical studies. Despite the increased public attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the subsequent rise of Long COVID-19 cases, and the rise of funding opportunities to unravel the pathomechanisms underlying ME/CFS, this severe disease remains highly underresearched. Future adequately funded research efforts are needed to further explore the disease etiology and to identify diagnostic markers and targeted therapies.

Original language	English
Article number	103452
Journal	Autoimmunity Reviews
Volume	22
Issue number	11
ISSN	1568-9972
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103452
Publication status	Published - 11.2023

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Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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2.22-18 Rheumatology
2.21-05 Immunology

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Steiner, S., Fehrer, A., Hoheisel, F., Schoening, S., Aschenbrenner, A., Babel, N., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Finke, C., Fluge, Ø., Froehlich, L., Goebel, A., Grande, B., Haas, J. P., Hohberger, B., Jason, L. A., Komaroff, A. L., Lacerda, E., Liebl, M., Maier, A., ... Scheibenbogen, C. (2023). Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center. Autoimmunity Reviews, 22(11), Article 103452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103452

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Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center. / Steiner, Sophie; Fehrer, Annick; Hoheisel, Friederike et al.
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Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center

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