Increased plasma interleukin-6 is associated with the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome [6] (multiple letters)

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1964-1965

  Teramoto, Shinji ^a   Yamamato, Hiroshi ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^a   Inoue, Ken Ichiro ^b,c   Takano, Hirohisa ^b   Yoshika, Toskikazu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ATHEROGENESIS; CELL ISOLATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 2442580839     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.5.1964     Document Type: Letter

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