Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation has no anti-inflammatory effect in diabetes
Okdahl T, Kufaishi H, Kornum D, Bertoli D, Krogh K, K.Knop F, Hansen CS, Størling J, Rossing P, Brock B, et al.
Scientific Reports · 2024
Key finding
Transcutaneous cervical VNS did not reduce plasma concentrations of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma) in patients with diabetes over 56 days of treatment.
- Condition
- Inflammation
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 131
Cite this study
Okdahl, T., Kufaishi, H., Kornum, D., Bertoli, D., Krogh, K., K.Knop, F., Hansen, C. S., Størling, J., Rossing, P., Brock, B., Drewes, A. M., & Brock, C. (2024). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation has no anti-inflammatory effect in diabetes. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72139-y
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