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. 2022 Sep 6;10(9):2200.
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10092200.

Fatty Acid Levels and Their Inflammatory Metabolites Are Associated with the Nondipping Status and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Stroke Patients

Arleta Drozd  1 , Dariusz Kotlęga  2 , Przemysław Nowacki  3 , Sylwester Ciećwież  4 , Tomasz Trochanowski  5 , Małgorzata Szczuko  1
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Fatty Acid Levels and Their Inflammatory Metabolites Are Associated with the Nondipping Status and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Stroke Patients

Arleta Drozd et al. Biomedicines. .

Abstract

Background: This paper discusses the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of nondipping blood pressure and its role in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of free fatty acids (FAs) and their inflammatory metabolites on the nondipping phenomenon and the risk of sleep apnea in stroke patients.

Methods: Sixty-four ischemic stroke patients were included in the prospective study. Group I consisted of 33 patients with a preserved physiological dipping effect (DIP), while group II included 31 patients with the nondipping phenomenon (NDIP). All subjects had FA gas chromatography and inflammatory metabolite measurements performed with the use of liquid chromatography, their 24 h blood pressure was recorded, and they were assessed with the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS).

Results: In the nondipping group a higher level of C16:0 palmitic acid was observed, while lower levels were observed in regard to C20:0 arachidic acid, C22:0 behenic acid and C24:1 nervonic acid. A decreased leukotriene B4 level was recorded in the nondipping group. None of the FAs and derivatives correlated with the ESS scale in the group of patients after stroke. Correlations were observed after dividing into the DIP and NDIP groups. In the DIP group, a higher score of ESS was correlated with numerous FAs and derivatives. Inflammation of a lower degree and a higher level of anti-inflammatory mediators from EPA and DHA acids favored the occurrence of the DIP. A high level of C18: 3n6 gamma linoleic acid indicating advanced inflammation, intensified the NDIP effect.

Conclusions: We demonstrated potential novel associations between the FA levels and eicosanoids in the pathogenesis of the nondipping phenomenon. There are common connections between fatty acids, their metabolites, inflammation, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and nondipping in stroke patients.

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; dipping; eicosanoids; inflammation; leukotriene; saturated fatty acids.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The participation of fatty acids and their mediators in the course of the DIP mechanism. (Created with BioRender.com https://app.biorender.com/, accessed on 8 August 2022). 5-LOX—lipooxygenase; 5HETE—5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid; LTB4—leukotriene B; ESS—Epworth sleepiness scale.
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