Effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on permeability, inflammation and mucus production of human epithelial cells

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the gold standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea, which affects millions of people worldwide. However, this therapy normally results in symptoms such as dryness, sneezing, rhinorrhoea, post-nasal drip, nasal congestion and epistaxis in th...

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Main Authors: Sandra Grau-Bartual, Ahmed M. Al-Jumaily, Paul M. Young, Daniela Traini, Maliheh Ghadiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-06-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/2/00327-2019.full