Christine N. Metz and Kevin J. Tracey are with The Herman and Susan Merinoff Center for Patient Oriented Research at The Institute for Medical Research at North Shore-LIJ, Manhasset, New York 11021, USA. cmetz@nshs.edu
Stimulation of the vagus nerve via the 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor can dampen macrophage function. This anti-inflammatory pathway seems to signal through the Jak2-STAT3 pathway.
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