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Biomarkers in medicine · Jan 2016
Serum endothelial cell specific molecule-1 (endocan) levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
- Zuleyha Bingol, Murat Kose, Aylin Pıhtılı, Timur Akpınar, Tufan Tukek, and Esen Kıyan.
- Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, 34360, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Biomark Med. 2016 Jan 1; 10 (2): 177-84.
ObjectiveTo investigate the level of endothelial cell specific molecule-1 (endocan) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).MethodsStudy group included subjects with OSA. Control group included subjects who had no OSA on polysomnography and nonobese healthy subjects from population who had no OSA symptoms. Endocan levels of OSA and non-OSA subjects were compared.ResultsTotally 106 individuals (63 OSA, 43 non-OSA) were included. Endocan levels were higher in OSA subjects than controls (1.25 ± 0.4 ng/ml vs 0.93 ± 0.3 ng/ml, p < 0.001). Endocan levels were correlated with BMI (r = 0.456, p < 0.001) and daytime PaO2 (r = -0.266, p < 0.042). In linear regression analysis there was no factor related to endocan level.ConclusionSerum endocan is significantly higher in OSA. Further studies should be performed to better understand the relationship between endocan and OSA.
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