Kurnik Magdalena, Gil Krzysztof
Department Pathophysiology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.
Folia Med Cracov. 2009;50(3-4):55-62.
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.
由于迷走神经参与食物摄入的短期和长期调节，它可能成为治疗肥胖症的一种有用工具。然而，其作用的外周和中枢机制仍知之甚少。有强有力的证据表明，肠道黏膜肥大细胞在胃肠道和中枢神经系统之间发挥着一般的转导作用。
