… to the vagus nerve for the treatment of obesity are proposed. In … vagus nerve is involved in
the development of obesity and it is proving to be an attractive target for the treatment of obesity…

… would need to target the central nervous system, and the gut–… vagus nerve may provide
an accessible input to the central nervous system and a potential treatment strategy for morbid …

… These findings considerably change the view of obesity as a … driver of metabolic derangements
in obesity and MetS, and a … the role of the nervous system and the vagus nerve-based …

… Vagal nerve blockade (vBloc) therapy was shown to be a safe and effective treatment for
moderate to severe obesity. … in the prespecified subgroup of patients with moderate obesity. …

… and prevention of obesity [3]. The vagus nerve is arguably the most important link between
the gut and the brain, and the present review attempts to clarify the role of this nerve in the …

… Obesity surgery circumvents powerful redundant mechanisms … nervous system function
and the brain–gut axis. We review the functional anatomy and the importance of the vagus nerve …

… In this study of patients with morbid obesity, the percentage of excess weight loss among
participants treated with vagal block did not meet either of the coprimary efficacy objectives, …

… Clearly, many scientists were attracted to the subdiaphragmatic vagus nerves and branches
… branch of the vagus nerve as a tool to study the role of the vagus nerve in liver function (for …

… of the vagus nerve and its projections has been discovered through tract tracing of the rat
vagus and is … A broader concern is the role vagal tone plays in metabolic disease and obesity. …

… ) vagus nerve provides the bulk of innervation to the proximal stomach. In contrast, the posterior
trunk (right vagus nerve) … Figure 6.2 Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of obesity. …