SEP 5, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
The Endocrine Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Mechanisms, Hormonal Dysregulation, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies
Ifr Journal of Medicine and Surgery.
A narrative review synthesizing physiological mechanisms, genetic epidemiology, and clinical trial data on OSA-related endocrine dysfunction; identifies plausible causal pathways and emerging therapies but does not report original primary outcomes.
Reported
Causal relationship: thyroid horm…established by bidirectional Mendelian rand…
Independent predictor of insulin…hypoxic burden during REM sleep
Effect of dual GIP/GLP-1 agonists…substantial reductions