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A review of vagus nerve stimulation as a therapeutic intervention

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Johnson, Rhaya L, Wilson, Christopher G·2018·Journal of Inflammation Research

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In this review, we provide an overview of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved clinical uses of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as well as information about the ongoing studies and preclinical research to expand the use of VNS to additional applications. VNS is currently FDA approved for therapeutic use in patients aged >12 years with drug-resistant epilepsy and depression. Recent studies of VNS in in vivo systems have shown that it has anti-inflammatory properties which has led to more preclinical research aimed at expanding VNS treatment across a wider range of inflammatory disorders. Although the signaling pathway and mechanism by which VNS affects inflammation remain unknown, VNS has shown promising results in treating chronic inflammatory disorders such as sepsis, lung injury, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and diabetes. It is also being used to control pain in fibromyalgia and migraines. This new preclinical research shows that VNS bears the promise of being applied to a wider range of therapeutic applications.

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Authors: Johnson, R. L., & Wilson, C. G.
Affiliations: Loma Linda University (US)
Corresponding author: Wilson, Christopher G
ORCID: Wilson, Christopher G
Venue: Journal of Inflammation Research
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2018-05
Volume: Volume 11
Pages: 203-213
ISSN: 1178-7031 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2147/jir.s163248
PMC: PMC5961632
OpenAlex: W2803358728
Cited by: 562
References: 83
Citations by year: 2026: 46 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 103 · 2023: 99 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 74 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 4
FWCI: 4.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by-nc
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (unspecified)
Locations: Journal of Inflammation Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders: Loma Linda University
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords: vagus nerve stimulation, drug-resistant epilepsy, depression, anti-inflammatory activity, chronic inflammatory diseases, sepsis, lung injury, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, fibromyalgia, migraine, pain management, FDA-approved indications

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