RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Effect of mandibular advancement therapy on inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial JF Thorax JO Thorax FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society SP 496 OP 499 DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212609 VO 74 IS 5 A1 Sylvain Recoquillon A1 Jean-Louis Pépin A1 Bruno Vielle A1 Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina A1 Vanessa Bironneau A1 Frédérique Chouet-Girard A1 Bernard Fleury A1 François Goupil A1 Sandrine Launois A1 M Carmen Martinez A1 Nicole Meslier A1 Xuan-Lan Nguyen A1 Audrey Paris A1 Pascaline Priou A1 Renaud Tamisier A1 Wojciech Trzepizur A1 Frédéric Gagnadoux YR 2019 UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/74/5/496.abstract AB Systemic inflammation and metabolic disorders are among the mechanisms linking obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In 109 patients with severe OSA and no overt CVD, biomarkers of inflammation (C reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumour necrosis factor-α and its receptors, adiponectin, leptin and P-selectin), glucose and lipid metabolism, and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, were measured before and after 2 months of treatment with a mandibular advancement device (MAD) (n=55) or a sham device (n=54). MAD reduced the Apnoea–Hypopnoea Index (p<0.001) but had no effect on circulating biomarkers compared with the sham device, despite high treatment adherence (6.6 hour/night).Trial registration number NCT01426607.