The brain controls inflammation through an electrical circuit called the inflammatory reflex, mediated by the vagus nerve. Clinical trials show vagus nerve stimulation reduces inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis without immunosuppressive drugs. — "Gut-brain axis overview" by Chao Yin-Xia, Gulam Muhammad Yaaseen, Chia Nicholas Shyh Jenn, Feng Lei, Rotzschke Olaf, Tan Eng-King is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. (CC BY 4.0)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
