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Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation

2013914 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Isaac M. Chiu · Boston Children's Hospital

Balthasar A. Heesters · Harvard University

Nader Ghasemlou · Harvard University

Christian A. von Hehn · Harvard University

Fan Zhao · Brandeis University

Johnathan Tran · Harvard University

Brian J. Wainger ·

Topics & Keywords

Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 501, Issue 7465, pp. 52-57

DOI: 10.1038/nature12479

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 25.55

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Harvard University

Amanda Strominger · Harvard University

Sriya Muralidharan · Harvard University

Alexander R. Horswill · University of Iowa

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg · University of Chicago

Sun Wook Hwang · Korea University

Michael C. Carroll · Boston Children's Hospital

Clifford J. Woolf · Boston Children's Hospital