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)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
