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ABSTRACT: Background
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is effective in reducing inflammation in various diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and acute kidney injury. The anti-inflammatory effect of vagus nerve in these diseases necessitates the interactions of neural activation and ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (?7nAChRs) on splenic macrophages. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of VNS on severity in experimental acute pancreatitis (AP).Methods
Two independent AP models were used, which induced in ICR mice with caerulein or pancreatic duct ligation (PDL). Thirty minutes after modeling, the left cervical carotid sheath containing the vagus nerve was electrically stimulated for 2 min. Plasma lipase and amylase activities, TNF-? levels and pancreas histologic damage were evaluated. In caerulein mice, the percentages of ?7nAChR+ macrophage in pancreas and spleen were assessed by flow cytometry. Furthermore, splenectomy and adoptive transfer of VNS-conditioned ?7nAChR splenocytes were performed in caerulein mice to evaluate the role of spleen in the protective effect of VNS.Results
VNS reduced plasma lipase and amylase activities, blunted the concentrations of TNF-? and protected against pancreas histologic damage in two AP models. Survival rates were improved in the PDL model after VNS. In caerulein AP mice, VNS increased the percentages of ?7nAChR+ macrophages in pancreas and spleen. Adoptive transfer of VNS-treated ?7nAChR splenocytes provided protection against pancreatitis in recipient mice. However, splenectomy did not abolish the protective effect of VNS.Conclusions
VNS reduces disease severity and attenuates inflammation in AP mice. This effect is independent of spleen and is probably related to ?7nAChR on macrophage.
SUBMITTER: Zhang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7840568 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in immunology 20210114
<h4>Background</h4>Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is effective in reducing inflammation in various diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and acute kidney injury. The anti-inflammatory effect of vagus nerve in these diseases necessitates the interactions of neural activation and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7nAChRs) on splenic macrophages. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of VNS on severity in experimental acute pancreatitis (AP).<h4>Methods</h4>Two independent ...[more]