Vagotomy and the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: a Danish register-based study [PDF]
Objectives Given the potential role of vagus nerve stimulation in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we examined the incidence of RA and osteoarthritis (OA) in patients who underwent different forms of vagotomy that disparately affect the inflammatory ...
Matthew C. Baker+4 more
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Hepatic Branch Vagotomy Modulates the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis in Murine Cirrhosis
BackgroundCirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) are linked with an altered gut-liver-brain axis, however, the relative contribution of hepatic vagal innervation is unclear.
Masoumeh Sikaroodi+2 more
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In rats with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) induced by estradiol valerate (EV) injection, sectioning of the vagus nerve in the juvenile stage restores ovulatory function, suggesting that the vagus nerve stimulates the onset and development of PCOS ...
Carolina Morán
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Protective Effects of Low‐Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Cardiac Electrophysiological Function in a Rat Model of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Background Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is the end stage of ischemic heart disease, in which ventricular remodeling contributes to a fatal ventricular arrhythmia, worsens heart function and unfavorable outcomes, and is related to persistent chronic ...
Zhong‐Hao Lin+8 more
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Background/Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that abolishing vagal nerve activity will reverse the obesity phenotype of melanocortin 4 receptor knockout mice (Mc4r−/−).Subjects/Methods: In two separate studies, we examined the efficacy of bilateral ...
Ghazaul Dezfuli, Niaz Sahibzada
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The extracellular vesicle of depressive patient-derived Escherichia fergusonii induces vagus nerve-mediated neuroinflammation in mice [PDF]
Background Gut microbiota dysbiosis is closely associated with psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety (DA). In our preliminary study, fecal microbiota transplantation from volunteers with psychological stress and subclinical symptoms of ...
Xiaoyang Ma+7 more
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Vagus nerve signal has an inhibitory influence on the development of peritoneal metastasis in murine gastric cancer [PDF]
The vagus nerve is the only pathway for transmitting parasympathetic signals between the brain and thoracoabdominal organs, thereby exhibiting anti-inflammatory functions through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Yurie Futoh+10 more
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The vagus nerve-dependent lung-brain axis mediates brain demyelination following acute lung injury [PDF]
Patients with acute lung injury (ALI) often experience psychiatric and neurological symptoms; however, the precise underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Dan Xu+7 more
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Review of Perioperative Music Medicine: Mechanisms of Pain and Stress Reduction Around Surgery
Clinical-experimental considerations and an approach to understanding the autonomic basis of improved surgical outcomes using Perioperative Music Medicine (PMM) are reviewed. Combined surgical, psycho-physiological, and experimental perspectives on Music
J. P. Ginsberg+3 more
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