Leptin and ghrelin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: effect of CPAP treatment

…, PP Kuehnlein, FS Fuchs, SP Schahin… - European …, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Serum leptin and ghrelin levels were investigated in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
syndrome before and during continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) treatment …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment rapidly improves insulin sensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

IA Harsch, SP Schahin… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is typically associated with conditions known to
increase insulin resistance as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. We investigated whether …

Adiponectin in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: course and physiological relevance

…, H Wallaschofski, C Koebnick, S Pour Schahin… - Respiration, 2004 - karger.com
Background: Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone with anti-inflammatory and
insulin-sensitizing properties. Insulin resistance is a typical feature of the obstructive sleep apnea …

The effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on insulin sensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and type 2 diabetes

IA Harsch, SP Schahin, K Brückner… - Respiration, 2004 - karger.com
Background: The obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA) is a frequent condition, as well
as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Both diseases are characterized by insulin resistance. Objectives…

Auto-CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: induction of microarousals by automatic variations of CPAP pressure?

FS Fuchs, GH Wiest, M Frank, IA Harsch, SP Schahin… - Sleep, 2002 - academic.oup.com
… For this purpose, the patient spent one night on the device operated at the manufacturer’s
set… For the purposes of the present study, the recordings of the patient’s second night on the …

Long-term improvement of insulin sensitivity during CPAP therapy in the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

SP Schahin, T Nechanitzky, C Dittel… - … medical journal of …, 2008 - europepmc.org
Background We recently demonstrated that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
therapy rapidly improves insulin sensitivity within 2 days in non-diabetic patients with …

Night eating, binge eating and related features in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

…, KC Allison, EG Hahn, SP Schahin… - … Journal of the Eating …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to explore the nature and extent of the association between night
eating, other forms of disordered eating and obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS). Eighty‐one …

Auto-CPAP therapy based on the forced oscillation technique. Auto-CPAP-Therapie auf der Basis der Oszilloresistometrie

…, C Neukirchner, FS Fuchs, GH Wiest, S Pour Schahin… - 2003 - degruyter.com
Autoadjusting CPAP devices (APAP) are designed to continuously adjust the positive pressure
to the required levels, and thus increase treatment quality and patient compliance. The …

Reproducibility of a standardized titration procedure for the initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

…, FS Fuchs, IA Harsch, S Pour Schahin, S Lampert… - Respiration, 2001 - karger.com
Background: Manual titration of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) under
polysomnographic control is the method most commonly employed to establish the minimal effective …

Insulin Resistance, Hyperleptinemia, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Launois‐Bensaude Syndrome

IA Harsch, SP Schahin, FS Fuchs, EG Hahn… - Obesity …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Launois‐Bensaude Syndrome (LBS) is a very rare cause of obesity, characterized
by a symmetrical accumulation of a very large number of lipomata in different regions of the …