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SUBMITTER: Zachs DP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6414603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20190312 1
Targeted noninvasive control of the nervous system and end-organs may enable safer and more effective treatment of multiple diseases compared to invasive devices or systemic medications. One target is the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway that consists of the vagus nerve to spleen circuit, which has been stimulated with implantable devices to improve autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. Here we report that daily noninvasive ultrasound (US) stimulation targeting the spleen sign ...[more]