Figure 1
From: Assessing cellular energy dysfunction in CFS/ME using a commercially available laboratory test
ATP parameters calculated using the protocol from the Myhill test. ATP concentration in (A) neutrophils (p = 0.295) and (B) PBMCs (p = 0.059) of CFS/ME patients and healthy controls in the presence of excess magnesium. ATP concentration in the absence of excess magnesium in (C) neutrophils (p = 0.737) and (D) PBMCs (p = 0.947). Ratio of ATP concentration in cells with endogenous magnesium to ATP concentration in cells with excess magnesium in (E) neutrophils (p = 0.337) and (F) PBMCs (p = 0.314). ADP to ATP efficiency in (G) neutrophils (p = 0.054) and (H) PBMCs (p = 0.550). CFS/ME n = 10; control n = 13. Groups were compared using Welch’s t-tests.
