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[Autophagy regulates multiple organ injury in obstructive sleep apnea and its related mechanisms]
1The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Abstract:
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related hypoxia/reoxygenation syndrome that can lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, glucose and lipid metabolism, nervous system and even multiple organ damage, and is a serious threat to human health. Autophagy is a process by which eukaryotic cells rely on the lysosome pathway to degrade abnormal proteins and organelles, maintain homeostasis of intracellular environment and achieve self-renewal. Many studies have found that obstructive sleep apnea causes damage to myocardial, hippocampus, kidney and other organs, and its mechanism may be related to autophagy.
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