“…In this study, we evaluated the expression of the following genes: ErbB2, TGFβ, CD44, IL6, IL10, IL15, IL8, CD14, NF-kB/p65 (p65), IL18, TLR4, TLR5, TP53, MD2, MyD88, STAT5, iNOS, CXCR4, RAD51 and PTEN [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Genes selection has been made on the basis of their pivotal role in immune response to bacteria (CD44, IL6, IL8, CD14, p65, IL18, TLR4, TLR5, MD2, MyD88, STAT5, iNOS,) [26] or OSA development and metastasis (ErbB2, TGFβ, CD44, TP53, MD2, MyD88, STAT5, CXCR4, RAD51, IL8, IL6 and PTEN) [27][28][29][30][31][32].…”