Chronic vagus nerve stimulation in Crohn's disease: a 6-month follow-up pilot study
Bonaz B, Sinniger V, Hoffmann D, Clarençon D, Mathieu N, Dantzer C, Vercueil L, Picq C, Trocmé C, Faure P, et al.
Neurogastroenterology & Motility · 2016
Key finding
Chronic VNS improved clinical and biological markers of Crohn's disease in 5 of 7 patients over 6 months, supporting the role of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
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- Condition
- Gut Health
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 7
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Bonaz, B., Sinniger, V., Hoffmann, D., Clarençon, D., Mathieu, N., Dantzer, C., Vercueil, L., Picq, C., Trocmé, C., Faure, P., Cracowski, J., & Pellissier, S. (2016). Chronic vagus nerve stimulation in Crohn's disease: a 6-month follow-up pilot study. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 28(6), 948-953. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12792
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