. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 23.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Head Neck Surg. 2019 Jul-Sep;10(3):57–61. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1373

Table 2:

Shared blood fluid biomarkers of dementia and obstructive sleep apnea

Tau proteins	Increased^74,75
Cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α)	Increased^76,77
Acute-phase proteins (hsCRP, ACT)	Increased^76,78
Homocysteine	Increased^76,79
Superoxide dismutase	Decreased^80,81
MDA/8-OHdg	Increased^80,81
Clusterin	Increased^82,83

IL-6, Interleukin-6; IL-1b, Interleukin −1β; TNF-α, Tumor necrosis factor a; hsCRP, high sensitivity c-reactive protein; ACT, α1-antichymotripsin, MDA/8-OHdg, malondialdehyde; 8-OHdg, 8-hydroxy-2- desoxyguanosine