Vagus nerve stimulation: a new bioelectronics approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis?
Koopman FA, Schuurman PR, Vervoordeldonk MJ, Tak PP
Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology · 2014
Key finding
This led us to study the effects of α7nAChR activation in an animal model of RA, and we could show that this resulted in reduced arthritis activity.
- Condition
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Koopman, F. A., Schuurman, P. R., Vervoordeldonk, M. J., & Tak, P. P. (2014). Vagus nerve stimulation: a new bioelectronics approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis?. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 28(4), 625-635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2014.10.015
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