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The vagus nerve as a modulator of intestinal inflammation - TI Pharma

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RESULTS<br />

Cholinergic agonists enhance phagocytosis in macrophages<br />

Vagal activity enhances macrophage phagocytosis<br />

We first tested whether ACh, the main neurotransmitter <strong>of</strong> the <strong>vagus</strong> <strong>nerve</strong>, or<br />

nicotine, that activates nAChRs, affected macrophage endo- and phagocytosis. In PMF<br />

(Fig. 1A-D), and spleen macrophage Mf4/4 cells (not shown), ACh <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> nicotine<br />

significantly (p

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