Karla Montelongo-Rodríguez, Rafael Almendra-Pegueros, Liliana Valencia-Sánchez, Edgar De Leon-Diaz de Leon, Alejandro García-Díaz, David Esmer-Sánchez, Carlos Adrián Jiménez-González, Úrsula Medina, Antonio Gordillo-Moscoso
Background: Up to 30% of the population has sleep disturbances, generating a negative health impact, a situation that is often not known and no medical attention is sought. It has been observed that after a total deprivation of sleep, the levels of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) tend to increase. The aim of this study was to compare serum levels of DPP-4 in healthy subjects, with adequate and poor-quality sleep needing medical/pharmacological treatment. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study of subjects scheduled for elective surgery with low cardiometabolic risk...
July 29, 2019: Metabolic Syndrome and related Disorders