Neuroscience Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) shows promise in treating infections

[Mysterier]

Vagus nerve activation of the spleen could be harnessed to treat diseases like sepsis, a study in mice has found.

Read: https://www.technologynetworks.com/...n-shows-promise-in-treating-infections-386462

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3760

 

[polymath]

There is also some evidence that curcumin and cholinergic drugs (maybe even the phytochemical huperzine A used in China as a cholinesterase inhibitor nootropic for dementia) can increase the likelihood of survival in sepsis and reduce the risk of organ damage. That could be useful if someone gets that kind of infection from needles when using drugs (or from wounds, urine catheter, etc.) and can't get help immediately, but you still have to go to hospital in that situation because it won't cure without antibiotics.

Therapeutic interventions in sepsis: current and anticipated pharmacological agents

Sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by a multisystem response to a pathogenic assault due to underlying infection that involves a combination of interconnected biochemical, cellular and organ–organ interactive networks. After the withdrawal ...

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