Inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production by cholinergic agonists and vagus nerve stimulation
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1. A method of inhibiting the release of a proinflamniatory cytokine from a mammalian cell in need thereof, the method comprising treating the cell with an agonist selective for the α
- -bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in an amount sufficient to decrease the amount of proinflammatory cytokine that is released from the cell, wherein the cell is a macrophage.
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Abstract
A method of inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine in a cell is disclosed. The method comprises treating the cell with a cholinergic agonist. The method is useful in patients at risk for, or suffering from, a condition mediated by an inflammatory cytokine cascade, for example endotoxic shock. The cholinergic agonist treatment can be effected by stimulation of an efferent vagus nerve fiber, or the entire vagus nerve.
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1. A method of inhibiting the release of a proinflamniatory cytokine from a mammalian cell in need thereof, the method comprising treating the cell with an agonist selective for the α
- -bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in an amount sufficient to decrease the amount of proinflammatory cytokine that is released from the cell, wherein the cell is a macrophage.
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11. A method of inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient suffering from, or at risk for, a condition mediated by the inflammatory cytokine cascade, comprising treating the patient with an agonist that is selective for an α
- -bungarotoxin-sensitive, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in an amount sufficient to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade.
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