Does nesfatin-1 influence the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in adult males with obstructive sleep apnoea?

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There is growing evidence that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) influences the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG axis) in men. The aim of the study was to assess the association of nesfatin-1 with HPG axis disturbances in OSA. This is a prospective study with consecutive enrolment. It comprises 72 newly diagnosed OSA patients ((AHI: apnoea-hypopnea index) 18 subjects: 5 ≤ AHI < 15; 24: 15 ≤ AHI < 30; 30: AHI ≥ 30) and a control group composed of 19 patients (AHI < 5). All patients underwent polysomnography and fasting blood collection for nesfatin-1, testosterone, luteinising hormone (LH), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine and glucose. Groups had similar levels of LH, nesfatin-1 and testosterone (p = 0.87; p = 0.24; p = 0.08). Nesfatin-1 was not correlated to LH (p = 0.71), testosterone (p = 0.38), AHI (p = 0.34) or the oxygen desaturation index (ODI) (p = 0.69) either in the whole group, or in sub-groups. The study did not reveal any association between the HPG axis and nesfatin-1 in OSA adult males. It is possible that nesfatin-1 is not a mediator of HPG axis disturbances in adult patients with OSA.

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Batura-Gabryel, H., Bromińska, B., Sawicka-Gutaj, N., Cyrańska-Chyrek, E., Kuźnar-Kamińska, B., Winiarska, H., … Ruchała, M. (2019). Does nesfatin-1 influence the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in adult males with obstructive sleep apnoea? Scientific Reports, 9(1), 11289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47061-3

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