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Sphinganine is associated with 24-h MAP in the non-sleepy with OSA. Metabolomics 2022 Apr 07;18(4):23

Date

04/09/2022

Pubmed ID

35391564

DOI

10.1007/s11306-021-01860-w

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85128085690 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1 Citation

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Excessive daytime sleepiness is a debilitating symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) linked to cardiovascular disease, and metabolomic mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unknown. We examine whether metabolites from inflammatory and oxidative stress-related pathways that were identified in our prior work could be involved in connecting the two phenomena.

METHODS: This study included 57 sleepy (Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) ≥ 10) and 37 non-sleepy (ESS < 10) participants newly diagnosed and untreated for OSA that completed an overnight in-lab or at home sleep study who were recruited from the Emory Mechanisms of Sleepiness Symptoms Study (EMOSS). Differences in fasting blood samples of metabolites were explored in participants with sleepiness versus those without and multiple linear regression models were utilized to examine the association between metabolites and mean arterial pressure (MAP).

RESULTS: The 24-h MAP was higher in sleepy 92.8 mmHg (8.4) as compared to non-sleepy 88.8 mmHg (8.1) individuals (P = 0.03). Although targeted metabolites were not significantly associated with MAP, when we stratified by sleepiness group, we found that sphinganine is significantly associated with MAP (Estimate = 8.7, SE = 3.7, P = 0.045) in non-sleepy patients when controlling for age, BMI, smoking status, and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI).

CONCLUSION: This is the first study to evaluate the relationship of inflammation and oxidative stress related metabolites in sleepy versus non-sleepy participants with newly diagnosed OSA and their association with 24-h MAP. Our study suggests that Sphinganine is associated with 24 hour MAP in the non-sleepy participants with OSA.

Author List

Pak VM, Russell K, Shi Z, Zhang Q, Cox J, Uppal K, Yu T, Hertzberg V, Liu K, Ioachimescu OC, Collop N, Bliwise DL, Kutner NG, Rogers A, Dunbar SB

Author

Octavian C. Ioachimescu MD, PhD Vice Chair, Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Arterial Pressure
Humans
Metabolomics
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Sphingosine