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ArticleJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2014

Morning pentraxin3 levels reflect obstructive sleep apnea-related acute inflammation.

Yusuke Kobukai, Takashi Koyama, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Ito

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Article in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yusuke KobukaiDepartment of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
Takashi KoyamaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
Hiroyuki WatanabeDepartment of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan hirow@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp.
Hiroshi ItoDepartment of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
Akita University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated morning levels of pentraxin3 (PTX3) as a sensitive biomarker for acute inflammation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A total of 61 consecutive patients with OSA were divided into two groups: non-to-mild (n = 20) and moderate-to-severe (n = 41) OSA based on their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) score. Those patients with moderate-to-severe OSA were further divided into continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treated (n = 21) and non-CPAP-treated (n = 20) groups. Morning and evening serum PTX3 and high-sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured before and after 3 mo of CPAP therapy. The baseline hs-CRP and PTX3 levels were higher in patients with moderate-to-severe OSA than in those with non-to-mild OSA. Moreover, the serum PTX3 levels, but not the hs-CRP levels, were significantly higher after than before sleep in the moderate-to-severe OSA group (morning PTX3, 1.96 ± 0.52; evening PTX3, 1.71 ± 0.44 ng/ml). OSA severity as judged using the AHI was significantly correlated with serum PTX3 levels but not hs-CRP levels. The highest level of correlation was found between the AHI and morning PTX3 levels (r = 0.563, P < 0.001). CPAP therapy reduced evening and morning serum hs-CRP and PTX3 levels in patients with moderate-to-severe OSA; however, the reduction in PTX3 levels in the morning was greater than that in the evening (morning -29.8 ± 16.7% vs. evening -12.6 ± 26.8%, P = 0.029). Improvement in the AHI score following CPAP therapy was strongly correlated with reduced morning PTX3 levels(r = 0.727, P < 0.001). Based on these results, morning PTX3 levels reflect OSA-related acute inflammation and are a useful marker for improvement in OSA following CPAP therapy.

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Circadian RhythmAcute DiseaseAgedBiomarkersContinuous Positive Airway PressureC-Reactive ProteinEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsMaleMiddle AgedPentraxinsPolysomnographyPredictive Value of TestsBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinInflammation MediatorsPentraxinsSerum Amyloid P-ComponentCPAP therapyinflammationobstructive sleep apneapentraxin3

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PMID25237185
PMCPMC4233248
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