Short-term exposure to intermittent hypoxia leads to changes in gene expression seen in chronic pulmonary disease

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results from episodes of airway collapse and intermittent hypoxia (IH) and is associated with a host of health complications. Although the lung is the first organ to sense changes in oxygen levels, little is known about the consequences of IH to the lung hypoxia-inducible factor-responsive pathways. We hypothesized that exposure to IH would lead to cell-specific up- and...

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