Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	118169
Country	China

Category	Endocrinology & Metabolism
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Vagal nerve innervation divergence in liver/pancreas: A forgotten key to endocrine recovery after transplantation?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ao-Yun Zhang, Zi-Han Guo, Yuan Huang, Yu-Rou Shi, Xiao Song, Shuai-Yan Wang, Guan-Hu Yang, Yun Liu and Tian-Cheng Xu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number The National Natural Science Foundation, Youth Science Fund Project No. 82305376 The Youth Talent Support Project of the China Acupuncture and Moxibustion Association No. 2024-2026ZGZJXH-QNRC005 The 2024 Jiangsu Province Youth Science and Technology Talent Support Project No. JSTJ-2024-380 Talent Cultivation Program for Young Researchers, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Project No. Zyqt202501 and No. Zyqt202503
Corresponding Author	Tian-Cheng Xu, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 138 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China. xtc@njucm.edu.cn
Key Words	Vagal nerve; Liver/pancreas; Transplantation; Endocrine homeostasis; Organ-specific innervation; Neuromodulation
Core Tip	The differences in vagal innervation between the liver and pancreas play an important role in the recovery of endocrine function after transplantation. Cutting-edge strategies such as intraoperative vagus nerve preservation techniques, targeted neuromodulation, and stem cell-derived neurotrophic factor delivery have shown new prospects for improving endocrine dysfunction after transplantation. Future research should focus on the organ-specific mechanisms of vagal innervation, and the development of novel neuromodulatory therapies is of great significance for transplant recipients.
Citation	Zhang AY Guo ZH, Huang Y, Shi YR, Song X, Wang SY, Yang GH, Liu Y, Xu TC. Vagal nerve innervation divergence in liver/pancreas: A forgotten key to endocrine recovery after transplantation? World J Transplant 2026; In press

Received	2025-12-26 01:36
Peer-Review Started	2025-12-26 07:36
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-12 09:13
Return for Revision	2026-01-12 09:13
Revised	2026-01-18 13:33
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-02-14 02:35
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-14 09:20
Articles in Press	2026-02-14 09:20
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