Based on its dual anti-inflammatory role the vagus nerve appears as an interesting therapeutic target for chronic inflammatory disorders such as IBD. This approach can be obtained pharmacologically with α7nAChR agonists-nicotine, GTS21, AR-R17779, CNI-1492
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@LCalabreseDO @ClevelandClinic @IBDMD @IBD_FloMD @IBD_Afzali @MRegueiroMD Heard about VNS for IBD back in 2013 from Prof Bonaz from Grenoble https://t.co/hzcvn9Taw5
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@DanSharpIBD @IrishCentral This is interesting. I have followed up with him and the patients in remission are still in remission and med free a year later. My son recently had a VNS implanted. He suffers from epilepsy and IBD. It was done to try to contr
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Is-there a place for vagus nerve stimulation in inflammatory bowel diseases? https://t.co/Wq0vMbKuPw Yes, acupuncture is the best VNS. https://t.co/glVuJQxU3O and if needles plus this https://t.co/a3vaPF4zzF all of the IBD can be under control or cured. ht