Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Protects Endotoxemic Rat from Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation
Figure 3
ta-VNS or TEAS on ST36 with α-bungarotoxin (α-BGT) administration fails to inhibit the LPS-induced serum TNF-α response. Serum TNF-α concentrations were measured by ELISA. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM ( per group). versus the normal saline (NS) group.