Orexin: a potential role in the process of obstructive sleep apnea.
Peptides
; 42: 48-54, 2013 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a complicated disease with an unrecognized mechanism. Obesity, sex, age, and smoking have been found to be independent correlates of OSA. Orexin (also named hypocretin) mainly secreted by lateral hypothalamus neurons has a wide array of biological functions like regulating sleep, energy levels and breathing. Several clinical studies found ties between orexin and OSA. Because of the close correlation between orexin and obesity, sex, age and smoking (which are the key risk factors for OSA patients), we hypothesize that orexin may play a key role in the pathogenesis of OSA.
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Neuropéptidos
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Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño
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Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Peptides
Año:
2013
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Article
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China