Role of lung volume and airway inflammation in obstructive sleep apnea

A. Bikov, G. Losonczy, L. Kunos

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Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disorder that affects not only the upper airways but also the intrathoracic airways. In this review, we summarize the results of studies on lung function and airway inflammation. We provide evidence that the alterations in intrathoracic airways observed in OSA are not purely consequences of mechanical trauma and oxidative stress during apneic events but have a causal role in the structural changes associated with OSA and increasing severity of this disorder. © 2017 The Japanese Respiratory Society
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)326-333
Number of pages8
JournalRespiratory Investigation
Volume55
Issue number6
Early online date22 Sept 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Airway inflammation
  • Lung
  • Lung function
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Sleep
  • inducible nitric oxide synthase
  • intercellular adhesion molecule 1
  • interleukin 6
  • interleukin 8
  • tumor necrosis factor
  • apnea hypopnea index
  • bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
  • chronic obstructive lung disease
  • disease association
  • disease exacerbation
  • disease severity
  • forced vital capacity
  • functional residual capacity
  • human
  • lung volume
  • nonhuman
  • oxidative stress
  • positive end expiratory pressure
  • protein expression
  • respiratory tract inflammation
  • Review
  • sleep disordered breathing
  • body mass
  • complication
  • hypoxia
  • inflammation
  • lung
  • obesity
  • pathophysiology
  • physiology
  • respiratory tract disease
  • sleep deprivation
  • total lung capacity
  • vibration
  • Body Mass Index
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia
  • Inflammation
  • Obesity
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Total Lung Capacity
  • Vibration

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