Fig. 1From: Peripheral and central compensatory mechanisms for impaired vagus nerve function during peripheral immune activationResults of analysis of selected plasma biochemical parameters. CNT naive control, SH sham surgery, VG subdiaphragmatic vagotomy, NaCl single intraperitoneal vehicle injection, LPS single intraperitoneal LPS injection. Vagotomized rats during early stages of inflammation have an elevated plasma PGE2 level and reduced level of IL-6. Vagotomy did not affect corticosterone level. Details in textBack to article page