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Blood, 15 August 2001, Vol. 98, No. 4, pp. 1255-1257

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Levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are elevated in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

Shigehiko Imagawa, Yuji Yamaguchi, Masato Higuchi, Tomohiro Neichi, Yuichi Hasegawa, Harumi Y. Mukai, Norio Suzuki, Masayuki Yamamoto, and Toshiro Nagasawa

From the Division of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Center for Sleep Respiratory Disorder at Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan; Chugai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; and Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance and Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

To better understand how humans adapt to hypoxia, the levels of hemoglobin (Hb), serum erythropoietin (Epo), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured in 106 patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. The results indicated that temporal hypoxic stimulation increases Hb. Furthermore, a minor increase in Epo and a substantial increase in VEGF were found. The induction in patients with severe sleep apnea was greater than that reported in other types of hypoxia.

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