Vagus nerve-mediated neuroimmune modulation for rheumatoid arthritis: a pivotal randomized controlled trial.
Tesser JRP, Crowley AR, Box EJ, June JP, Wickersham PB, Valenzuela GJ, Gaylis NB, Lam GKW, Pacheco LA, Ridley DJ, Pinto-Patarroyo GP, Novack SN, Churchill MA, Kohler M, Lee EC, Pando JA, Parris GR, Peterson JR, Shah T, Singhal AK, Vuong V, Levine YA, Evangelista ML, Derosier AA, Curtis JR, Richardson RM, Chernoff D.
Tesser JRP, et al.
Nat Med. 2026 Jan;32(1):369-378. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04114-7. Epub 2025 Dec 22.
Nat Med. 2026.
PMID: 41429981
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Clinical Trial.
The inflammatory reflex, in which vagus nerve signaling modulates cytokine production, is dysregulated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ...Patients were randomized to active or sham stimulation for 3 months, and then all received open-label stimulation …
The inflammatory reflex, in which vagus nerve signaling modulates cytokine production, is dysregulated in rheumatoid ar …