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SUBMITTER: Simon B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248085 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20200525 1
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment results in nearly complete remission of symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); however, its effect on OSA comorbidities including cardiovascular diseases remains contradictory. Here we investigated the short- and long-term effect of CPAP treatment on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in patients with severe OSA. Serum levels of 7 MMPs and 3 TIMPs were followed in OSA patients (n = 28) wit ...[more]