Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine induction in patients with refractory epilepsy
De Herdt V, Bogaert S, Bracke KR, Raedt R, De Vos M, Vonck K, Boon P
Journal of Neuroimmunology · 2009
Key finding
After 6 months of VNS, LPS-stimulated PBMCs showed a significant decrease in IL-8 induction, with no significant change in IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, IL-6 or IL-10.
- Condition
- Inflammation
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 10
Cite this study
De Herdt, V., Bogaert, S., Bracke, K. R., Raedt, R., De Vos, M., Vonck, K., & Boon, P. (2009). Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine induction in patients with refractory epilepsy. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 214(1-2), 104-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.06.008
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