Lipid-enriched nutrition reduces inflammation via local activation of the autonomic nervous system by cholecystokinin

The present study investigates the nutritional activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Lipid-enriched nutrition effectively attenuates systemic inflammation and prevents gut barrier failure by stimulation of the cholinergic pathway via cholecystokinin (CCK) receptors. This study investigates whether enteral lipids activate the autonomic nervous system via local stimulation of CCK receptors on the afferent vagus or by activation of receptors within the central nervous system via circulating CCK.