title: Intestinal mucosal mast cells and vagal nerve stimulation.
abstract: Vagal nerve stimulation, because of its involvement in the short- and long-term regulation of food intake, might become a useful tool in the treatment of obesity. However, both peripheral and central mechanisms of its action are still poorly understood. There is a strong evidence that intestinal mucosal mast cells play a general transduction role between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department Pathophysiology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland. magdalena.kurnik@gmail.com
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurnik
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gil
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000294:innervation*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D055536:Vagus Nerve Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D015431:Weight Loss