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The aim of the present physiological study was to determine the effects of desipramine on upper airway collapsibility and apnoea\u2013hypopnea index (AHI) in OSA patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised crossover trial in 14 OSA patients was performed. Participants received treatment or placebo in randomised order before sleep. Pharyngeal collapsibility (critical collapsing pressure of the upper airway (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>crit<\/jats:sub>\n                    )) and ventilation under both passive (\n                    <jats:italic>V\u2032<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>0,passive<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) and active (\n                    <jats:italic>V\u2032<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>0,active<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) upper airway muscle conditions were evaluated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) manipulation. AHI was quantified off CPAP.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Desipramine reduced active\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>crit<\/jats:sub>\n                    (median (interquartile range) \u22125.2 (4.3)\u2005cmH\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    O on desipramine\n                    <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u22121.9 (2.7)\u2005cmH\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    O on placebo; p=0.049) but not passive\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>crit<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\u22122.2 (3.4)\n                    <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u22120.7 (2.1)\u2005cmH\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    O; p=0.135). A greater reduction in AHI occurred in those with minimal muscle compensation (defined as\n                    <jats:italic>V\u2032<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>0,active<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2212\n                    <jats:italic>V\u2032<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>0,passive<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) on placebo (r=0.71, p=0.009). The reduction in AHI was driven by the improvement in muscle compensation (r=0.72, p=0.009).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In OSA patients, noradrenergic stimulation with desipramine improves pharyngeal collapsibility and may be an effective treatment in patients with minimal upper airway muscle compensation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1183\/13993003.00823-2016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,6]],"date-time":"2016-10-06T21:59:46Z","timestamp":1475791186000},"page":"1340-1350","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1183\/ers-crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":113,"title":["Desipramine improves upper airway collapsibility and reduces OSA severity in patients with minimal muscle compensation"],"prefix":"10.1183","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"Luigi","family":"Taranto-Montemurro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Scott A.","family":"Sands","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bradley A.","family":"Edwards","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"Azarbarzin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melania","family":"Marques","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Camila","family":"de Melo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Danny J.","family":"Eckert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David P.","family":"White","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Wellman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"81","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1513\/pats.200709-155MG"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2541","DOI":"10.1002\/cphy.c110064","article-title":"Obstructive sleep apnea","volume":"2","author":"White","year":"2012","journal-title":"Compr Physiol"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.smrv.2011.01.003"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.901801"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmed.1000132"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.200911-1746OC"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1061","DOI":"10.5665\/SLEEP.1162","article-title":"Response of genioglossus muscle to increasing chemical drive in sleeping obstructive apnea patients","volume":"34","author":"Loewen","year":"2011","journal-title":"Sleep"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.201303-0448OC"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1152\/japplphysiol.01214.2007"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.200605-597OC"},{"key":"2024102100130680000_48.5.1340.11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Taranto-Montemurro L , Edwards BA , Sands SA , et al. 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