Role of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea with asthma-like symptoms

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the major co-morbidities and aggravating factors of asthma. In OSA-complicated asthma, obesity, visceral fat, and systemic inflammation are associated with its severity, but the role of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is unclear. We investigate...

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Published in:	Allergology International
Main Authors:	Akiko Sano, Takenori Kozuka, Nanase Watatani, Yuuki Kunita, Yoshiyuki Kawabata, Kyuya Gose, Ken Shirahase, Kazuya Yoshikawa, Ryo Yamazaki, Yusaku Nishikawa, Takashi Omori, Osamu Nishiyama, Takashi Iwanaga, Hiroyuki Sano, Ryuta Haraguchi, Yuji Tohda, Hisako Matsumoto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Airway hyperresponsiveness Asthma-like symptoms Hypopnea Mediastinal fat width Obstructive sleep apnea
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893023001107