Adrenal gland size in obstructive sleep apnea: Morphological assessment of hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activity.

Takuma MinamiRyo TachikawaTakeshi MatsumotoKimihiko MuraseKiminobu TanizawaMorito InouchiTomohiro HandaToru OgaToyohiro HiraiKazuo Chin

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Results indicated that adrenal glands may enlarge in response to longstanding sleep fragmentation, suggesting the involvement of OSA in HPA axis augmentation.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
sleep quality
sleep apnea
depressive symptoms