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

• Main Authors: Marie Hilderman (Author), Abdul Rashid Qureshi (Author), Farhad Abtahi (Author), Nils Witt (Author), Christina Jägren (Author), Joakim Olbers (Author), Martin Delle (Author), Kaj Lindecrantz (Author), Annette Bruchfeld (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...