Selective Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of ARDS: A Rationale for Neuro-Immunomodulation in COVID-19 Disease
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most severe form of acute lung injury. It is induced by sepsis, aspiration, and pneumonia, including that caused by SARS coronavirus and human influenza viruses. The main pathophysiological mechanism of ARDS is a systemic inflammatory response. Vagus...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.667036/full |