A) Blood pressure was monitored via femoral artery catheterization. Anesthetized rats were monitored for an hour then given non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for 2 minutes, and monitored for 45min (n=4). We found that nVNS did not cause any significant change in blood pressure (97.17±0.57 mmHg).
Figure 2B) Heart rate was monitored via femoral artery catheterization. Anesthetized rats were monitored for an hour then given non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for 2 minutes, and monitored for 45min (n=4). We found that nVNS using our parameters did not cause any significant change in heart rate (143.32±8.09 beats/min).