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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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Autor principal: Das, Undurti N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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