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Sleep Apnea and Inflammation – Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with Omega-3 Supplementation

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Neurology, January 2013
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Title
Sleep Apnea and Inflammation – Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with Omega-3 Supplementation
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Frontiers in Neurology, January 2013
DOI 10.3389/fneur.2013.00193
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Authors

Fulvio A. Scorza, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Carla A. Scorza, José C. F. Galduróz, Sergio Tufik, Monica L. Andersen

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a multifactorial sleep disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the association between OSA and cardiovascular dysfunction. One of the proposed mechanisms is an inflammatory response to OSA mediated by tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α). Patients with OSA have higher plasma, serum, and intracellular levels of TNF-α, which may be reduced after apnea treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Because TNF-α plays an important role in OSA related cardiovascular morbidity, the present review aims to identify other preventive measures, in addition to CPAP, that may minimize the inflammatory process in OSA and consequently the risk of premature death due to cardiovascular dysfunction. Thus, we hypothesized that a nutritional immunology profile, i.e., supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, may be valuable for individuals with OSA.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 28 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 5 18%
Researcher 4 14%
Student > Master 3 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 7%
Other 3 11%
Unknown 8 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 32%
Neuroscience 2 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 11 39%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 July 2016.
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#1,479,441
of 22,733,113 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Neurology
#509
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#14,410
of 280,780 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Neurology
#5
of 210 outputs
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