Microvascular endothelial dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea is caused by oxidative stress and improved by continuous positive airway pressure therapy

Respiration

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 409-417

  Büchner, Nikolaus J ^a   Quack, Ivo ^a,b   Woznowski, Magdalena ^a,b   Stähle, Constanze ^a   Wenzel, Ulrich ^a   Rump, Lars C ^a,b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Endothelial dysfunction; Microvascular endothelial function; Obstructive sleep apnea; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NITROPRUSSIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 80054752302     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323266     Document Type: Article

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