The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in humans: a preliminary report
Corcoran C, Connor TJ, O’Keane V, Garland MR
Neuroimmunomodulation · 2005
Key finding
In implanted depression patients, VNS produced marked peripheral increases in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta).
- Condition
- Inflammation
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 10
Cite this study
Corcoran, C., Connor, T. J., O’Keane, V., & Garland, M. R. (2005). The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in humans: a preliminary report. Neuroimmunomodulation, 12(5), 307-309. https://doi.org/10.1159/000087109
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