The most awesome nerve in the body is cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve. “Vagus” means “wandering” in Latin; it’s the same root from which we get ‘vagabond’ and ‘vagrant’. As the name implies, the nerve gets around–various branches innervate just about all your viscera from th...
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There are different ways the vagus nerve function can have surprising impacts on the human body. When I worked in health care with elderly patients, I learned the phrase ‘vagul out’, or ‘vaguling out’. I know that isn’t the proper medical term. What it refers to is when a person...
Background: The extent to which the vagus nerve innervates the colon remains controversial. Methods: In 29 rats the tracer cholera toxin-horseradish peroxidase was injected into the cecum, the ascending, transverse, or descending colon or the rectum. For comparison, control injections were made ...
In a mouse model of intestinal manipulation, stimulation of the vagus nerve ameliorated surgery-induced inflammation and postoperative ileus by activating STAT3 in intestinal macrophages. We conclude that the vagal anti-inflammatory pathway acts by α7 subunit–mediated Jak2-STAT3 activation. This is a...
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after surgery or trauma. Auricular vagus nerve stimulation (aVNS) could be an effective non-drug therapy in the multimodal treatment of chronic and acute pain. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of aVNS in treating chronic and ...
Article: Actions of putative transmitters in the chicken vagus nerve/oesophagus and Remak nerve/rectum preparations
It's surprising that the nervus vagus nerve controls both sensory data and movement signals. This nerve monitors the function of important organs, like the digestive system, and muscle contractions. Apparently using something like a pacemaker can act on the nervus vagus to decrease depression in so...
Functional magnetic stimulation of the vagus nerve enhances colonic transit time in healthy volunteersKey words Colonic inertiaColectomy, investigationPeristalsis, enhancementRadiopaque markers, constipationColonic transitSacral magnetic stimulation (MS) of the full and empty rectum increases rectal and decreases...