Obstructive Sleep Apnea Monocytes Exhibit High Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Secretion, Augmenting Tumor Progression

• Main Authors: Carolina Cubillos-Zapata (Author), Enrique Hernández-Jiménez (Author), José Avendaño-Ortiz (Author), Victor Toledano (Author), Anibal Varela-Serrano (Author), Isabel Fernández-Navarro (Author), Raquel Casitas (Author), Carlos Carpio (Author), Luis A. Aguirre (Author), Francisco García-Río (Author), Eduardo López-Collazo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a syndrome characterized by repeated pauses in breathing induced by a partial or complete collapse of the upper airways during sleep. Intermittent hypoxia (IH), a hallmark characteristic of OSA, has been proposed to be a major determinant of cancer development, and p...