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- Title
Stimulation des Nervus vagus als therapeutisches Prinzip.
- Authors
Seifert, O.; Baerwald, C.
- Abstract
Modulation of the parasympathetic tone leads to extensive physiological reactions at several levels, including the decreased production of proinflammatory cytokines. Many studies have demonstrated that chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with reduced parasympathetic and increased sympathetic activities. Moreover, it was demonstrated that a low parasympathetic and a high sympathetic activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) predicts a poor therapeutic response to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment compared to RA patients with a more balanced autonomic nervous system. The autonomic equilibrium could be restored by electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve. Considering the patients who do not sufficiently respond to the available drugs, patients for whom the effectiveness of the drugs wanes over time, or have drug-related adverse events, a nonpharmacological approach such as bioelectronics might be a useful supplement as an instrument in the successful extension of the therapeutic armamentarium for rheumatic diseases; however, there is a great need for further studies and the development of novel therapeutic strategies in the field of neuroimmunology.
- Subjects
NEURAL stimulation; VAGUS nerve stimulation; AUTONOMIC nervous system; RHEUMATISM; DRUG efficacy
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie, 2023, Vol 82, Issue 6, p462
- ISSN
0340-1855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00393-023-01390-x