Open AccessDeficiency of α7 Cholinergic Receptors Facilitates Bacterial Clearance inEscherichia coliPeritonitis
Author(s) -
Ilona A. J. Giebelen,
Alaín Le Moine,
Petra S. van den Pangaart,
Claude Sadis,
Michel Goldman,
Sandrine Florquin,
Tom van der Poll
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/590432
Subject(s) - receptor , peritoneal cavity , peritonitis , microbiology and biotechnology , cholinergic , escherichia coli , immunology , spleen , biology , inflammation , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , anatomy , gene
The efferent vagus nerve can inhibit inflammation via interaction between acetylcholine and alpha7 cholinergic receptors.
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