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Can vagus nerve stimulation halt or ameliorate rheumatoid arthritis and lupus?
Acetylcholine, the principal vagus neurotransmitter, inhibits inflammation by suppressing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines through a mechanism dependent on the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit (alpha7nAChR) that explains why vagus nerve stimulation is anti-inflammatory in natu...
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037330/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21261967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-10-19 |