- Title
- Exploring the relationship between fatigue and circulating levels of the pro-inflammatory biomarkers interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in the chronic stage of stroke recovery: a cross-sectional study
- Creator
- Gyawali, Prajwal; Hinwood, Madeleine; Chow, Wei Zhen; Kluge, Murielle; Ong, Lin Kooi; Nilsson, Michael; Walker, Frederick Rohan
- Relation
- Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health Vol. 9, Issue December 2020, no. 100157
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100157
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Background: The precise mechanisms underlying the aetiology of post-stroke fatigue remain poorly understood. Inflammation has been associated with clinically significant fatigue across a number of neurological disorders; however, at present there is a lack of evidence regarding the association of fatigue and inflammation in the chronic phase of stroke recovery. Aims: The aim of this study was to examine fatigue in a cohort of stroke survivors in the chronic phase of stroke, compared with matched controls, and to explore associations between the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6, high-sensitivity C-reactive Protein and fatigue. Methods: We performed an exploratory cross-sectional study of 70 people in the chronic phase of stroke recovery, and 70 age matched controls. Fatigue was assessed using the Fatigue Assessment Scale. Interleukin-6 was measured in serum using a commercially available enzyme immunoassay kit. Both outcome measures were assessed contemporaneously. Results: Clinically significant fatigue, defined as a score ≥24 on the Fatigue Assessment Scale, was reported by 60% of stroke survivors, and 15.7% of controls. The odds of experiencing clinically significant fatigue was 8.04 times higher among stroke survivors compared to control participants (odds ratio 8.045; 95% CI: 3.608, 17.939; P < 0.001). The fatigue score was significantly correlated with the level of both interleukin-6 and high-sensitivity c-reactive protein, however once entered into a linear regression model with cardiovascular covariables, this relationship was no longer statistically significant. Conclusions: This study shows that fatigue may be associated with systemic inflammation in the chronic phase of stroke. The pathological mechanisms underlying post-stroke fatigue and its clinical implications require further study.
- Subject
- C-reactive protein; fatigue; inflammation; interleukin-6; stroke; recovery
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1462369
- Identifier
- uon:46450
- Identifier
- ISSN:2666-3546
- Rights
- © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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