Search Results - "BOECKXSTAENS, Guy E. E"
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Achalasia
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (04-01-2014)“…Summary Achalasia is a rare motility disorder of the oesophagus characterised by loss of enteric neurons leading to absence of peristalsis and impaired…”
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A single-cell atlas of mouse brain macrophages reveals unique transcriptional identities shaped by ontogeny and tissue environment
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-06-2019)“…While the roles of parenchymal microglia in brain homeostasis and disease are fairly clear, other brain-resident myeloid cells remain less well understood. By…”
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Functional Lumen Imaging Probe for the Management of Esophageal Disorders: Expert Review From the Clinical Practice Updates Committee of the AGA Institute
Published in Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology (01-03-2017)“…The functional luminal imaging probe is a Food and Drug Administration–approved measurement tool used to measure simultaneous pressure and diameter to guide…”
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Transient receptor potential ion channel function in sensory transduction and cellular signaling cascades underlying visceral hypersensitivity
Published in American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology (01-06-2017)“…Visceral hypersensitivity is an important mechanism underlying increased abdominal pain perception in functional gastrointestinal disorders including…”
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Efficacy of psychotropic drugs in functional dyspepsia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Gut (01-03-2017)“…Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a chronic gastroduodenal disorder. Individuals with FD demonstrate visceral hypersensitivity, abnormal central pain processing,…”
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Bioelectronics in the brain–gut axis: focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Published in International immunology (07-06-2021)“…Abstract Accumulating evidence shows that intestinal homeostasis is mediated by cross-talk between the nervous system, enteric neurons and immune cells,…”
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A distinct vagal anti-inflammatory pathway modulates intestinal muscularis resident macrophages independent of the spleen
Published in Gut (01-06-2014)“…The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAIP) has been proposed as a key mechanism by which the brain, through the vagus nerve, modulates the immune system…”
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Functional characterization of oxazolone-induced colitis and survival improvement by vagus nerve stimulation
Published in PloS one (23-05-2018)“…Oxazolone-induced colitis has been frequently used in literature as a model of IBD, but insights into the underlying immune response and pathological features…”
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Outcomes of Treatment for Achalasia Depend on Manometric Subtype
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-04-2013)“…Background & Aims Patients with achalasia are treated with either pneumatic dilation (PD) or laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM), which have comparable rates of…”
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Pneumatic Dilation versus Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy for Idiopathic Achalasia
Published in The New England journal of medicine (12-05-2011)“…In patients with achalasia, symptom reduction at 2 years was not superior with laparoscopic Heller's myotomy (LHM) as compared with pneumatic dilation…”
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CCR2-dependent monocyte-derived macrophages resolve inflammation and restore gut motility in postoperative ileus
Published in Gut (01-12-2017)“…Postoperative ileus (POI) is assumed to result from myeloid cells infiltrating the intestinal (ME) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. In the current…”
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Vagus nerve stimulation dampens intestinal inflammation in a murine model of experimental food allergy
Published in Allergy (Copenhagen) (01-09-2019)“…Background The vagus nerve has emerged as an important modulator of the intestinal immune system. Its anti‐inflammatory properties have been previously shown…”
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Revisiting Epidemiologic Features of Achalasia
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Neuro-anatomical evidence indicating indirect modulation of macrophages by vagal efferents in the intestine but not in the spleen
Published in PloS one (29-01-2014)“…Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve suppresses intestinal inflammation and normalizes gut motility in a mouse model of postoperative ileus. The exact…”
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The Neuromodulation of the Intestinal Immune System and Its Relevance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Published in Frontiers in immunology (20-11-2015)“…One of the main tasks of the immune system is to discriminate and appropriately react to "danger" or "non-danger" signals. This is crucial in the…”
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Treatment of abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome
Published in Journal of gastroenterology (01-08-2014)“…Functional abdominal pain in the context of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a challenging problem for primary care physicians, gastroenterologists and pain…”
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Cholinergic Modulation of Type 2 Immune Responses
Published in Frontiers in immunology (19-12-2017)“…In recent years, the bidirectional relationship between the nervous and immune system has become increasingly clear, and its role in both homeostasis and…”
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Enteric glial cells favor accumulation of anti-inflammatory macrophages during the resolution of muscularis inflammation
Published in Mucosal immunology (01-06-2022)“…Monocyte-derived macrophages (Mφs) are crucial regulators during muscularis inflammation. However, it is unclear which micro-environmental factors are…”
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Stimulation of the vagus nerve attenuates macrophage activation by activating the Jak2-STAT3 signaling pathway
Published in Nature Immunology (01-08-2005)“…Acetylcholine released by efferent vagus nerves inhibits macrophage activation. Here we show that the anti-inflammatory action of nicotinic receptor activation…”
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Nicotine attenuates activation of tissue resident macrophages in the mouse stomach through the β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Published in PloS one (01-11-2013)“…The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is an endogenous mechanism by which the autonomic nervous system attenuates macrophage activation via nicotinic…”
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