Roles of periostin in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

Conclusions Serum periostin levels tend to increase in severe OSA' when adjusted for BMI. Elevated serum periostin in patients with severe OSA may indicate the risk of albuminuria' which could be reduced with CPAP treatment.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sunadome, H., Matsumoto, H., Tachikawa, R., Matsumoto, T., Tanizawa, K., Oga, T., Izuhara, K., Chin, K., Ono, J., Ohta, S. Tags: Sleep and Control of Breathing Source Type: research