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Vagal pathways for microbiome-brain-gut axis communication.
There is now strong evidence from animal studies that gut microorganism can activate the vagus nerve and that such activation...
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The vagal innervation of the gut and immune homeostasis.
The central nervous system interacts dynamically with the immune system to modulate inflammation through humoral and neural pathways. Recently, in...
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Signaling in muscle contraction.
Signaling pathways regulate contraction of striated (skeletal and cardiac) and smooth muscle. Although these are similar, there are striking differences...
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The cholinergic system, EEG and sleep.
Acetylcholine is a potent excitatory neurotransmitter, crucial for cognition and the control of alertness and arousal. Vigilance-specific recordings of the...
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Neurotransmitter.
Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that enable neurotransmission. It is a type of chemical messenger which transmits signals across a chemical...
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Mechanism of deltamethrin induced thymic and splenic toxicity in mice and its protection by piperine and curcumin: in vivo study.
Deltamethrin (DLM) is a well-known pyrethroid insecticide which is widely used in the agriculture and home pest control due to...
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Curcumin Promotes Femoral Fracture Healing in a Rat Model by Activation of Autophagy.
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to use a rat model of femoral fracture healing to study the effects...
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Curcumin upregulates S100 expression and improves regeneration of the sciatic nerve following its complete amputation in mice.
The repair of peripheral nerve injury after complete amputation is difficult, and even with anastomosis, the rapid recovery of nerve...
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Mitigation of Systemic Oxidative Stress by Curcuminoids in Osteoarthritis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Curcuminoids are natural polyphenols with strong antioxidant capacity and may thus...
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