A Study of Correlation Between Cytokine Levels and Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With Sleep Apnea / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Exploring the relationship among plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-?),endothelin-1(ET-1),interleukin-6(IL-6) and cardiovascular diseases in patients with sleep apnea.Methods ELISA method were used to measure circulating levels of TNF-?,ET-1 and IL-6 in 15 with SAS complicated with cardiovascular diseases and 15 normal subjects, matched in the age ,sex ,height and weight.Results Plasma TNF-?,ET-1 and IL-6 level had increased significantly in SAS group,as compared with normal subjects(P