Inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production by cholinergic agonists and vagus nerve stimulation
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1. A method for treating a patient by modulating an inflammatory cytokine cascade, wherein the method comprises:
- evoking a sustained inhibition of the patient'"'"'s inflammatory cytokine cascade by electrically stimulating the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve to inhibit the level of at least one inflammatory cytokine by at least 20% over an untreated state.
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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 for treating a patient by modulating an inflammatory cytokine cascade, wherein the method comprises:
evoking a sustained inhibition of the patient'"'"'s inflammatory cytokine cascade by electrically stimulating the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve to inhibit the level of at least one inflammatory cytokine by at least 20% over an untreated state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for treating a patient by modulating an inflammatory cytokine cascade, wherein the method comprises:
evoking a sustained inhibition of the patient'"'"'s inflammatory cytokine cascade by electrically stimulating efferent vagus nerve activity to inhibit the level of at least one inflammatory cytokine by at least 20% over an untreated state, wherein the electrical stimulation is delivered for less than 20 min. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for treating a patient by modulating an inflammatory cytokine cascade, wherein the method comprises:
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evoking a sustained inhibition of the patient'"'"'s inflammatory cytokine cascade by electrically stimulating efferent vagus nerve activity to inhibit the level of at least one inflammatory cytokine by at least 20% over an untreated state; and monitoring a marker of the patient'"'"'s inflammatory cytokine cascade.
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