Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Changes of Plasma/Serum Ghrelin and Evaluation of These Changes between Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Controls: A Meta-Analysis.

Amin Golshah Mohammad Moslem Imani Masoud SadeghiMozhgan Karami ChalkhooshgAnnette Beatrix BrühlLaleh Sadeghi BahmaniSerge Brand

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

The findings of the present meta-analysis recommended that the blood levels of ghrelin had no significant difference in the adults with OSA compared with the controls, nor did they have significant difference in adults with OSA before compared with after CPAP therapy. The present findings need to be confirmed in additional studies with more cases and higher qualities.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
systematic review
sleep apnea
case control
meta analyses
growth hormone
randomized controlled trial
stem cells
cell therapy
replacement therapy