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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
University of Alberta, Tec Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, CA (US);
Mary Ann Fletcher, Miami, FL (US);
Gordon Broderick, Edmonton, Alberta, CA (US);
Nancy Klimas, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Zachary Barnes, Miami, FL (US);
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
University of Alberta, TEC Edmonton, Edmonton, CA (US);
Abstract
A general method of analyzing immune signaling networks for identification of potential therapeutic targets in complex, chronic medical disorders is described. The disclosure provides the CD3−/CD56+ natural killer (NK) cell population as a potential therapeutic target in the clinically-overlapping disorders Gulf War Illness (GWI) and Myalg Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). The disclosure also provides a method for improving or restoring Natural Killer (NK) cell function by stimulating the NK cells with interleukin-15 (IL-15).