Evaluation of Plasma/Serum Adiponectin (an Anti-Inflammatory Factor) Levels in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Amir NajafiIman MohammadiMasoud Sadeghi Annette Beatrix Brühl Dena Sadeghi Bahmani Serge Brand

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

With sufficient cases and stable results, the main finding of the meta-analysis identified significantly reduced plasma/serum levels of adiponectin in OSAS cases compared with the controls. This result suggests a potential role of adiponectin in the pathogenesis of OSAS.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
obstructive sleep apnea
systematic review
insulin resistance
anti inflammatory
meta analyses
case report
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
case control