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Cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway activity in dialysis patients: a role for neuroimmunomodulation?
BACKGROUND: The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) modulates inflammatory responses through the vagus nerve and the α-7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) on macrophages and immune cells. Sympathetic/parasympathetic imbalance and chronic inflammation are both linked to poor outcome...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581391/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26413288 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfv074 |