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In addition, this study aimed to observe the changes of 4 serum markers and Chitinase 3-like protein 1 (CHII3L1) levels in OSA patients with different disease severity and explore their interactions. And then, we examined whether intermittent hypoxia (IH) exposure can activate hepatic stellate cell.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>74 OSA patients in Second Xiangya hospital from January 2021 to October 2021 was selected and categorized into mild, moderate, and severe groups according to AHI. In addition, 20 subjects were selected as the control group. Serum levels of liver fibrosis markers were determined by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Hepatic stellate cells were exposed to intermittent IH or normoxia (RA). Results were analyzed using the SPSS software.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There was a significant increase in serum hyaluronic acid (HA), collagen type IV (CIV) and CHI3L1 levels in OSA patients compared with control group. Specifically, serum liver fibrosis markers HA, CIV and CHI3L1 levels were positively correlated with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), but negatively correlated with the lowest saturation oxygen (LSaO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>) respectively. The LX-2 cells (human hepatic stellate cell line) exposed to IH showed significant increases in fibrotic protein expression.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>OSA might either directly or indirectly trigger or exacerbate liver fibrosis, possibly via IH-related pathways.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2022.854570","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,25]],"date-time":"2022-02-25T05:57:10Z","timestamp":1645768630000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Increased Levels of CHI3L1 and HA Are Associated With Higher Occurrence of Liver Damage in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Jingyao","family":"Cai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xing","family":"Lyu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peiying","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shisheng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruohong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiyang","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mei","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ling","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fengxi","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"471","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-159-7-201310010-00704","article-title":"Clinical guidelines committee of the American college of: management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American college of physicians","volume":"159","author":"Qaseem","year":"2013","journal-title":"Ann Intern Med"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"156","DOI":"10.1183\/09031936.00027406","article-title":"Management Committee of EU COST ACTION B26. 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