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Stimulating the Central Nervous System to Prevent Intestinal Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury

Vishal Bansal, Todd W. Costantini, Seok Yong Ryu, Carrie Y. Peterson, William Loomis, James Putnam, Brian P. Elicieri, Andrew Baird, Raúl Coimbra

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2010 · 88 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

In a mouse model of TBI, vagal stimulation prevented TBI-induced intestinal permeability. Furthermore, vagal stimulation increased enteric glial activity and may represent the pathway for central nervous system regulation of intestinal permeability.

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