In a recent article published in Nature,Jin and colleagues investigate the role of the body–brain axis in modulating peripheral immune responses.They demonstrate that this axis,which integrates peripheral immune sign...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071061,32171077);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(JQ22018)and the Scientific Foundation of the Institute of Psychology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(E2CX4015).
Background The modulatory effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation(taVNS)on attention has varied in previous studies.This inconsistency might be attributed to the combined influence of the modulation...
Post-traumatic stress disorder is caused by a traumatic experience,for example rape,a natural disaster,war,serious accidents.Memories of the trauma often haunt the affected person in everyday life.Anyone who has to su...
Healthy homeostasis is a principal driving force of the dynamic equilibrium of living organisms. The dynamical basis of homeostasis is the complex and interconnected feedback mechanisms, which are fundamentally govern...
This work is supported by NSFC programs 81730001,91942305,and 81970075;the Strategic Leading Project(B)of CAS XDPB0303;the International Collaboration project of CAS 153831KYSB20170043;Innovative Research Team of High-level Local Universities in Shanghai.
Vagal circuit-α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor(α7nAChR,coded by Chrna7)signaling can modulate lung proinflammatory responses.Arginase 1(ARG1)plays a crucial role in the resolution of lung inflammation.However,whe...
Supported by International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China:NO.81820108033;81473780;The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central public welfare research institutes:NO.ZZ201915009.
Objective:To explore the effect and its possible mechanism of the intervention of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation(taVNS)for the functional dyspepsia(FD)model rats.Methods:Of the 25 male SD rats,6 rats...
In the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia, an important aspect often overlooked is the antiinflammatory effect of acupuncture, which is mainly attained through the self-limiting inflammatory response-inflammatory ref...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81770293 and 81473203)
Cardiovascular diseases are life-threatening illnesses with high morbidity and mortality. Suppressed vagal(parasympathetic) activity and increased sympathetic activity are involved in these diseases. Currently, pharma...