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The vagus nerve in appetite regulation, mood, and intestinal inflammation

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Browning, Kirsteen N., Verheijden, Simon, Boeckxstaens, Guy E.·2017·Gastroenterology

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Although the gastrointestinal tract contains intrinsic neural plexuses that allow a significant degree of independent control over gastrointestinal functions, the central nervous system provides extrinsic neural inputs that modulate, regulate, and integrate these functions. In particular, the vagus nerve provides the parasympathetic innervation to the gastrointestinal tract, coordinating the complex interactions between central and peripheral neural control mechanisms. This review discusses the physiological roles of the afferent (sensory) and motor (efferent) vagus in regulation of appetite, mood, and the immune system, as well as the pathophysiological outcomes of vagus nerve dysfunction resulting in obesity, mood disorders, and inflammation. The therapeutic potential of vagus nerve modulation to attenuate or reverse these pathophysiological outcomes and restore autonomic homeostasis is also discussed.

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  • Changes in enteric neuron activity perceived by the vagus nerve are essential for mediating satiety, stress, and mood.

    “Changes in enteric neuron activity perceived by the vagus nerve are essential for mediating satiety, stress, and mood (12, 58, 59).”

    From The Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids From Gut Microbiota in Gut-Brain Communication (2020) · cites this paper as [59]

    The ‘Effects of diet and obesity on vago-vagal functions’ section (page unavailable) describes vagal signaling as critical to short-term appetite control and explains how gut-derived signals change vagal afferent firing. The ‘Effects of gut microbiota on vagal afferents’ section (page unavailable) links vagal gut–brain signaling to anxiety-like behavior and discusses mood and stress-related conditions. Neither passage establishes that changes in enteric neuron activity are what the vagus senses for all three outcomes, or that this mechanism is essential for mediating stress and mood. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Compared to the HPA axis, the CAIP has unique properties, such as a high speed of neural conductance, which enables an immediate modulatory input to the affected region of inflammation.

    “Compared to the HPA axis, the CAIP has some unique properties, such as a high speed of neural conductance, which enables an immediate modulatory input to the affected region of inflammation (70).”

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Authors
Browning, K. N., Verheijden, S., & Boeckxstaens, G. E.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Boeckxstaens, Guy E.
Venue
Gastroenterology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-03
Volume
152
Issue
4
Pages
730-744
ISSN
0016-5085 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2561923085
Cited by
361
References
161
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 65 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 7
FWCI
1.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gastroenterology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (078364)
  • National Science Foundation (IOS1148978)
  • European Research Council (ERC-2013-Adg, 340101)
  • FWO postdoctoral research fellowship
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
vagus nerve, appetite regulation, mood, intestinal inflammation, gut-brain axis, parasympathetic innervation, obesity, mood disorders, vagus nerve stimulation, autonomic homeostasis, immune system
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Affect, Afferent Pathways, Animals, Appetite Regulation, Colitis, Diet, Efferent Pathways, Enteritis, Humans, Neuronal Plasticity, Neurons, Afferent, Obesity, Vagus Nerve, Cytokines, Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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