Contribution of Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Asthmatic Airway Inflammation and Impact of Its Treatment on the Course of Asthma. Sleep Med Clin 2024 Jun;19(2):261-274
Date
05/02/2024Pubmed ID
38692751DOI
10.1016/j.jsmc.2024.02.006Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85187374866 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are very common respiratory disorders in the general population. Beyond their high prevalence, shared risk factors, and genetic linkages, bidirectional relationships between asthma and OSA exist, each disorder affecting the other's presence and severity. The author reviews here some of the salient links between constituents of the alternative overlap syndrome, that is, OSA comorbid with asthma, with an emphasis on the effects of OSA or its treatment on inflammation in asthma. In the directional relationship from OSA toward asthma, beyond direct influences, multiple factors and comorbidities seem to contribute.
Author List
Ioachimescu OCAuthor
Octavian C. Ioachimescu MD, PhD Vice Chair, Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AsthmaComorbidity
Humans
Inflammation
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
