Dietary supplementation evening primrose oil improve symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome
Evening primrose oil (EPO) is widely used as a dietary supplement from which beneficial effects have been reported in rheumatic and arthritic conditio…
oxidative stress hypothesis
Although very few studies have shown elevated cytokine levels in FMS, the data available suggest that a high chemokine level may play a causative role in this disease
A review of the FMS literature and related studies suggest that IL-1, IL-6 and IL-8 are deregulated in the syndrome. Therefore, therapies directed against these cytokines and others may be of potential importance in the management of FMS