Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) and Symmetric Dimethylarginine (SDMA) Concentrations in Patients with Obesity and the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 897
• Main Authors: Arlouskaya, Yana, Sawicka, Ada, Głowala, Marek, Giebułtowicz, Joanna, Korytowska, Natalia, Tałałaj, Marek, Nowicka, Grażyna, Wrzosek, Małgorzata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 23.06.2019
• Subjects: predictors of obstructive sleep apnea; dimethylarginines; obesity
• ISSN: 2077-0383; 2077-0383
• DOI: 10.3390/jcm8060897

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) are endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, and play a critical role in the process of endothelial dysfunction, and are considered markers of oxidative stress. The aim of the present study was to explore relations...