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Elevated Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α by Monocytes in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

CHEST JournalPublished 1 November 2004
Kenji Minoguchi, Toshiyuki Tazaki, Takuya Yokoe, Hideko Minoguchi, Yoshio Watanabe, Mayumi Yamamoto
Citations286
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.83
SNIP1.83

Abstract

Spontaneous production of TNF-alpha by monocytes and serum levels of TNF-alpha are elevated in patients with moderate-to-severe OSAS but are decreased by nCPAP.

Keywords

Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine