Heart–brain axis: effects of neurologic injury on cardiovascular function

P Tahsili-Fahadan, RG Geocadin - Circulation research, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
A complex interaction exists between the nervous and cardiovascular systems. A large
network of cortical and subcortical brain regions control cardiovascular function via the …

Translational neurocardiology: preclinical models and cardioneural integrative aspects

JL Ardell, MC Andresen, JA Armour… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neuronal elements distributed throughout the cardiac nervous system, from the level of the
insular cortex to the intrinsic cardiac nervous system, are in constant communication with …

Nerve input to tumours: Pathophysiological consequences of a dynamic relationship

C Hutchings, JA Phillips, MBA Djamgoz - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well known that tumours arising in different organs are innervated and that 'perineural
invasion'(cancer cells escaping from the tumour by following the nerve trunk) is a negative …

Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation acutely improves spontaneous cardiac baroreflex sensitivity in healthy young men: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

D Antonino, AL Teixeira, PM Maia-Lopes, MC Souza… - Brain stimulation, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Despite positive outcomes of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS)
via the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (ABVN), the mechanisms underlying these …

Neuromodulation applied to diseases: the case of HRV biofeedback

A Gitler, L Vanacker, M De Couck, I De Leeuw… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The vagus or “wandering” nerve is the main branch of the parasympathetic nervous system
(PNS), innervating most internal organs crucial for health. Activity of the vagus nerve can be …

Network architecture underlying basal autonomic outflow: Evidence from frontotemporal dementia

VE Sturm, JA Brown, AY Hua, SJ Lwi… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
The salience network is a distributed neural system that maintains homeostasis by
regulating autonomic nervous system activity and social-emotional function. Here we …

The vagus nerve can predict and possibly modulate non-communicable chronic diseases: introducing a neuroimmunological paradigm to public health

Y Gidron, R Deschepper, M De Couck… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Global burden of diseases (GBD) includes non-communicable conditions such as
cardiovascular diseases, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These share …

Impact of non-pharmacological interventions on the mechanisms of atherosclerosis

D Matei, I Buculei, C Luca, CP Corciova… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide
characterized by the deposition of lipids and fibrous elements in the form of atheroma …

Electrical stimulation of cranial nerves in cognition and disease

D Adair, D Truong, Z Esmaeilpour, N Gebodh… - Brain stimulation, 2020 - Elsevier
The cranial nerves are the pathways through which environmental information (sensation) is
directly communicated to the brain, leading to perception, and giving rise to higher cognition …

Electrical vagal nerve stimulation ameliorates pulmonary vascular remodeling and improves survival in rats with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

K Yoshida, K Saku, K Kamada, K Abe… - JACC: Basic to …, 2018 - jacc.org
This study aimed to elucidate the therapeutic effects of electrical vagal nerve stimulation
(VNS) on severe pulmonary arterial hypertension in a rat model. In a pathophysiological …