Trial reportBehavioural brain research2024
Reduced plasma interleukin-6 concentration after transcranial direct current stimulation to the prefrontal cortex.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pushing athletic performance boundaries with anodal transcranial direct current stimulation: an exploratory, pilot, randomized controlled study on strength and inflammation in elite weightlifters.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Heart-Brain Axis Dysregulation in Depression: Mechanisms and Implications for Neuromodulation.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Review
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Diabetes: A Focused and Mechanistic Review of Symptom and Function Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Cortisol, Anxiety, and TNFα Mediate the Relationship Between BMI and Executive Functions.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Article
- Multimodal Neuroimaging of Obesity: From Structural-Functional Mechanisms to Precision Interventions.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectivesTranscranial direct stimulation (tDCS) targeted to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) reduces food intake and hunger, but its effects on circulating factors are unclear. We assessed the effect of repeated administration of tDCS to the left DLPFC (L-DLPFC) on concentrations of pro/anti-inflammatory and appetitive hormone concentrations. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty-nine healthy adults with obesity (12 M; 42±11 y; BMI=39±8 kg/m
resultsIL-6 (β=-0.92 pg/ml p=0.03) decreased in the anodal group compared with sham, even after adjusting for kcal intake; there were no changes in other hormones. Mean kcal intake was associated with higher IL-1β and ghrelin concentrations after the ad libitum period (β=0.00018 pg/ml/kcal, p=0.03; β=0.00011 pg/ml/kcal, p=0.02; respectively), but not differ by intervention groups.
conclusionsIL-6 concentrations were reduced following anodal tDCS to the L-DLPFC independent of ad libitum intake. IL-6 concentrations reflect the inflammatory state of adiposity and may affect eating behavior and weight gain. These findings provide evidence of therapeutic benefit of tDCS.
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