The vagus nerve as a modulator of intestinal inflammation - TI Pharma
The vagus nerve as a modulator of intestinal inflammation - TI Pharma
The vagus nerve as a modulator of intestinal inflammation - TI Pharma
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Chapter 5<br />
Figure 3 Cholinergic agonists stimulate phagocytosis via nAChR α4β2. A) Left panel, nicotine incre<strong>as</strong>es<br />
phagocytosis (percentage <strong>of</strong> cells positive for Zymosan) dose-dependently. Right panel, nicotinic (10 -6 M)<br />
incre<strong>as</strong>e in phagocytosis is counteracted by cholinergic blocker DHβE and 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-<br />
4-yl heptanoate hydrochloride (TMPH), but not by NAChR α7 blockers αBgt and MLA. Data shown are<br />
average +/- SEM <strong>of</strong> 3-5 independent experiments in triplicate, <strong>as</strong>terisks indicate significant differences<br />
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