Continuous positive airway pressure therapy suppresses inflammatory cytokines and improves glucocorticoid responsiveness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and asthma: A case & #8211;control study

CONCLUSIONS: Continuous positive airway pressure therapy improved responsiveness to glucocorticoid treatment and demonstrated a suppressive effect on proinflammatory cytokines in asthmatics with OSA.

Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - July 9, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bassam Mahboub Zelal Kharaba Rakhee K Ramakrishnan Narjes Saheb Sharif Askari Laila Ibraheem Salameh Hassan Saber Alhariri Mayank G Vats Wafa Taleb Erabia Esra & #39;a Mohammad Alshawamreh Yassen Alfoteih Andrea K Mogas Rabih Halwani Qutayba Hamid Source Type: research