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ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2017

Fractalkine in obstructive sleep apnea patients.

Gulgun Cetintas Afsar, Ozlem Oruc, Sema Sarac, Özgür Bilgin Topçuoğlu, Cuneyt Salturk, Fatma Merve Tepetam, Ismet Bulut

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Gulgun Cetintas AfsarDepartment of Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. gulguncet@hotmail.com.
Ozlem OrucDepartment of Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sema SaracDepartment of Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Özgür Bilgin TopçuoğluDepartment of Neurology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cuneyt SalturkDepartment of Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatma Merve TepetamDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ismet BulutDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yedikule Teaching Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep disorder affecting 2-4 % of the adult population. In addition to several potential mechanisms, inflammation is one of the suggested etiological factors in OSA. Fractalkine/CX3CL1 which is detected in activated or stressed endothelium, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, macrophages, neurons, and hepatocytes is an inflammatory marker and attracts attention of sleep specialists in OSA pathogenesis. In this study, we had two goals. The first one was to investigate the role of fractalkine in OSA pathogenesis while the second one was to detect the impact of OSA treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) on serum fractalkine levels.

methodThis study included 34 patients (6 females, 28 males) diagnosed as OSA and 20 healthy controls (4 females, 16 males). Initial serum fractalkine levels of both groups were first evaluated in order to demonstrate any potential relation of OSA with fractalkine. Subsequently, serum fractalkine levels of the OSA patients were evaluated following 1 week of PAP treatment to demonstrate the impact of PAP treatment on serum fractalkine levels.

resultsAlthough there was no significant difference between OSA patients and healthy controls by means of plasma fractalkine levels (p, 0.67) statistically, plasma fractalkine levels significantly decreased in OSA patients after 1 week of PAP treatment (p, 0.001).

conclusionThis study showed that fractalkine, a potential mediator of chronic inflammation, was not sensitive in diagnosing OSA but might be an indicator of the success of OSA treatment.

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Continuous Positive Airway PressurePolysomnographyAdultChemokine CX3CL1FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesSleep Apnea, ObstructiveChemokine CX3CL1CX3CL1 protein, humanFractalkineİnflammationObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure

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