Models of intermittent hypoxia and obstructive sleep apnea: molecular pathways and their contribution to cancer

I Hunyor, KM Cook - American Journal of Physiology …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and linked to a variety of poor health outcomes. A
key modulator of this disease is nocturnal intermittent hypoxia. There is striking …

Technical feasibility and physiological relevance of hypoxic cell culture models

J Pavlacky, J Polak - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hypoxia is characterized as insufficient oxygen delivery to tissues and cells in the body and
is prevalent in many human physiology processes and diseases. Thus, it is an attractive …

Obstructive sleep apnea and cancer: epidemiologic links and theoretical biological constructs

D Gozal, R Farré, FJ Nieto - Sleep medicine reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Sleep disorders have emerged as highly prevalent conditions in the last 50–75 y. Along with
improved understanding of such disorders, the realization that perturbations in sleep …

Experimental models to study end-organ morbidity in sleep apnea: lessons learned and future directions

R Farré, I Almendros, MÁ Martínez-García… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sleep apnea (SA) is a very prevalent sleep breathing disorder mainly characterized by
intermittent hypoxemia and sleep fragmentation, with ensuing systemic inflammation …

Intermittent hypoxia causes inflammation and injury to human adult cardiac myocytes

J Wu, J Stefaniak, C Hafner, JP Schramel… - Anesthesia & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Intermittent hypoxia may occur in a number of clinical scenarios, including
interruption of myocardial blood flow or breathing disorders such as obstructive sleep …

Investigating disturbances of oxygen homeostasis: from cellular mechanisms to the clinical practice

V Tretter, ML Zach, S Böhme, R Ullrich… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Soon after its discovery in the 18th century, oxygen was applied as a therapeutic agent to
treat severely ill patients. Lack of oxygen, commonly termed as hypoxia, is frequently …

A novel chip for cyclic stretch and intermittent hypoxia cell exposures mimicking obstructive sleep apnea

N Campillo, I Jorba, L Schaedel, B Casals… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Intermittent hypoxia (IH), a hallmark of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), plays a critical role in
the pathogenesis of OSA-associated morbidities, especially in the cardiovascular and …

Oxygen biosensors and control in 3D physiomimetic experimental models

J Otero, A Ulldemolins, R Farré, I Almendros - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Traditional cell culture is experiencing a revolution moving toward physiomimetic
approaches aiming to reproduce healthy and pathological cell environments as realistically …

[HTML][HTML] System for exposing cultured cells to intermittent hypoxia utilizing gas permeable cultureware

J Polak, K Studer-Rabeler, H McHugh… - General physiology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tissue intermittent hypoxia (IH) occurs in obstructive sleep apnea, sickle cell anemia,
physical exercise and other conditions. Poor gas solubility and slow diffusion through culture …

Prevention of cyanobacterial blooms using nanosilica: A biomineralization-inspired strategy

W Xiong, Y Tang, C Shao, Y Zhao, B Jin… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Cyanobacterial blooms represent a significant threat to global water resources because
blooming cyanobacteria deplete oxygen and release cyanotoxins, which cause the mass …