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Here, we verified that delayed administration with a selective \u03b17nAChR agonist GTS-21 enables a more efficient elimination of the offending pathogens, diminished inflammatory response and organ injury, and improved survival rates in the polymicrobial septic peritonitis model. We illustrated that the improved bacterial clearance upon GTS-21 stimulation was accompanied by enhanced recruitment of monocytes into the peritoneal cavity and simultaneously increased phagocytic activity and iNOS expression of these recruited monocytes. Mechanically, splenectomy prior to administration of GTS-21 attenuated the recruitment of monocytes into the peritoneal cavity and abolished the protective benefits of GTS-21 treatment. Meanwhile, GTS-21 administration accelerates the deployment of splenic monocytes during septic peritonitis. 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