Relationship between vagal tone, cortisol, TNF-alpha, epinephrine and negative affects in Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

Crohn's disease (CD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) involve brain-gut dysfunctions where vagus nerve is an important component. The aim of this work was to study the association between vagal tone and markers of stress and inflammation in patients with CD or IBS compared to healthy subjects...

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Main Authors: Sonia Pellissier, Cécile Dantzer, Laurie Mondillon, Candice Trocme, Anne-Sophie Gauchez, Véronique Ducros, Nicolas Mathieu, Bertrand Toussaint, Alicia Fournier, Frédéric Canini, Bruno Bonaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4160179?pdf=render