The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway in resistant hypertension treated with renal denervation

Abstract Background Renal denervation (RDN) reduces sympathetic tone and may alter the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance. The autonomic nervous system is partly a regulator of innate immunity via the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) which inhibits inflammation via the vagus nerve. Place...

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Main Authors: Marie Hilderman, Abdul Rashid Qureshi, Farhad Abtahi, Nils Witt, Christina Jägren, Joakim Olbers, Martin Delle, Kaj Lindecrantz, Annette Bruchfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10020-019-0097-y