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Attenuation of Inflammatory Cytokines by Selective Vagal Motor Stimulation via Silicone Spiral Nerve Cuff
Kathryn S. Mirandette, Atharva Sahasrabudhe, Magdalena Slowikowski…·Arjun K. Fontaine
This study shows that optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic vagal neurons reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines, while glutamatergic stimulation does not, demonstrating the importance of pathway selectivity in vagus nerve stimulation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.10.731452