Key result
taVNS reduces food intake and enhances energy expenditure in metabolic disorders via brain-gut coordination.
Why the study?
The dynamic mechanisms by which transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation maintains metabolic homeostasis through the gut-brain axis remain elusive.
Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) improve glucose and lipid metabolic disorders?
Population
Patients with glucose and lipid metabolic disorders including obesity and type 2 diabetes
Comparison
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation vs no stimulation or standard care
Design
Review
Authors
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Vagal modulation may merit exploration in metabolic disorders; leaves open clinical efficacy of transcutaneous auricular approaches.
Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) improve glucose and lipid metabolic disorders?
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) represents a promising non-pharmacological strategy for managing metabolic disorders like obesity and type 2 diabetes via the gut-brain axis.
Zou et al. (2025) conducted a review in Glucose and lipid metabolic disorders. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) was evaluated. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) modulates autonomic function via brain-gut coordination to reduce food intake and enhance energy expenditure in metabolic disorders.
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