[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnea

JF Garvey, MF Pengo, P Drakatos… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is probably the most common respiratory disorder, with
recent data from the United States and Europe suggesting that between 14% and 49% of …

Regulation of adipocyte lipolysis

G Frühbeck, L Méndez-Giménez… - Nutrition research …, 2014 - cambridge.org
In adipocytes the hydrolysis of TAG to produce fatty acids and glycerol under fasting
conditions or times of elevated energy demands is tightly regulated by neuroendocrine …

Bariatric and metabolic surgery: a shift in eligibility and success criteria

G Frühbeck - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2015 - nature.com
The obesity epidemic, combined with the lack of available and effective treatments for
morbid obesity, is a scientific and public health priority. Worldwide, bariatric and metabolic …

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy to treat morbid obesity-related comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, D Lai, D Wu - Obesity surgery, 2016 - Springer
Our aim was to compare laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic
sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) for treating morbid obesity and its related comorbidities. An …

Mechanisms and consequences of oxygen and carbon dioxide sensing in mammals

EP Cummins, MJ Strowitzki… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Molecular oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are the primary gaseous substrate and
product of oxidative phosphorylation in respiring organisms, respectively. Variance in the …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: mechanisms and management

AJ Piper, RR Grunstein - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome describes the association between obesity and the
development of chronic daytime alveolar hypoventilation. This syndrome arises from a …

Obesity and respiratory diseases

AT Murugan, G Sharma - Chronic respiratory disease, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease,
type 2 diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. In addition, obesity is now recognized as an …

Mechanisms linking excess adiposity and carcinogenesis promotion

AI Pérez-Hernández, V Catalán… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Obesity constitutes one of the most important metabolic diseases being associated to insulin
resistance development and increased cardiovascular risk. Association between obesity …

Intermittent hypoxia and sleep-disordered breathing: current concepts and perspectives

P Lévy, JL Pépin, C Arnaud, R Tamisier… - European …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
There are three major types of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with respect to prevalence
and health consequences, ie obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), Cheyne–Stokes …

Work of breathing and respiratory drive in obesity

CK Lin, CC Lin - Respirology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity, particularly severe central obesity, affects respiratory physiology both at rest and
during exercise. Reductions in expiratory reserve volume, functional residual capacity …