No modulation of postprandial metabolism by transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation: a cross-over study in 15 healthy men
Vosseler A, Zhao D, Fritsche L, Lehmann R, Kantartzis K, Small DM, Peter A, Häring HU, Birkenfeld AL, Fritsche A, Wagner R, Preißl H, Kullmann S, Heni M. No modulation of postprandial metabolism by transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation: a cross-over study in 15 healthy men. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 20466. PMID: 33235256, PMCID: PMC7686306, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77430-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutonomic Nervous SystemCatecholaminesCross-Over StudiesGlucose Tolerance TestHeart RateHumansMalePostprandial PeriodSingle-Blind MethodTranscutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationVagus Nerve StimulationYoung AdultConceptsTranscutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulationOral glucose tolerance testAuricular vagus nerve stimulationVagus nerve stimulationGlucose tolerance testAutonomic nervous systemNerve stimulationCatecholamine levelsTolerance testNervous systemHealthy lean menCross-over studyHeart rate variability parametersCross-over designWhole-body metabolismHeart rate variabilityMajor regulatory effectsLean menAutonomic innervationAutonomic toneHealthy menPlasma glucoseInsulin sensitivityPeripheral organsInsulin secretion