Inflammatory Markers in Middle-Aged Obese Subjects: Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Play a Role? - Concepedia

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Inflammatory Markers in Middle-Aged Obese Subjects: Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Play a Role?

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2010

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Paschalis Steiropoulos, Evangelia Nena, Evangelia Serasli, Sophia Papoti, Olga Hatzizisi, Georgios Kyriazis, Αrgyris Τzouvelekis, Efstratios Maltezos, Venetia Tsara, Demosthenes Bouros

Mediators of Inflammation

Abstract

Obese OSAS patients have elevated TNF-alpha levels compared to BMI-matched controls, suggesting a role of OSAS in promoting inflammation, possibly mediated by TNF-a.

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