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Sleep and metabolic function

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Morselli, Lisa L., Guyon, Aurore, Spiegel, Karine·2012·Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology

Abstract

Evidence for the role of sleep on metabolic and endocrine function has been reported more than four decades ago. In the past 30 years, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes has greatly increased in industrialized countries, and self-imposed sleep curtailment, now very common, is starting to be recognized as a contributing factor, alongside with increased caloric intake and decreased physical activity. Furthermore, obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic condition characterized by recurrent upper airway obstruction leading to intermittent hypoxemia and sleep fragmentation, has also become highly prevalent as a consequence of the epidemic of obesity and has been shown to contribute, in a vicious circle, to the metabolic disturbances observed in obese patients. In this article, we summarize the current data supporting the role of sleep in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and the hormones involved in the regulation of appetite. We also review the results of the epidemiologic and laboratory studies that investigated the impact of sleep duration and quality on the risk of developing diabetes and obesity, as well as the mechanisms underlying this increased risk. Finally, we discuss how obstructive sleep apnea affects glucose metabolism and the beneficial impact of its treatment, the continuous positive airway pressure. In conclusion, the data available in the literature highlight the importance of getting enough good sleep for metabolic health.

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This review summarizes evidence that sleep duration and quality modulate glucose homeostasis, appetite-regulating hormones, and risk of diabetes and obesity, with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an additional metabolic risk. It concludes that sufficient good-quality sleep is important for metabolic health, while CPAP effects on glycemic control remain less clear-cut than for other cardiovascular risk factors.

Key findings

  • Prospective epidemiologic studies indicate that short sleep (≤5–6 h/night), long sleep (>8–9 h/night), and sleep disturbances predict incident type 2 diabetes; pooled relative risks were 1.28 for short sleep, 1.48 for long sleep, 1.57 for difficulty initiating sleep, and 1.84 for difficulty maintaining sleep.
  • Experimental partial sleep deprivation impaired insulin sensitivity in 7 of 11 studies and beta-cell dysfunction in 5 of 11; in one classic study, sleep debt decreased glucose tolerance by >40%, SI/AIRg/SG by ~25%, and disposition index by 50%.
  • Sleep restriction altered appetite regulation: two nights of 4 h vs. 10 h in bed decreased leptin by 18%, increased ghrelin by 28%, increased the ghrelin/leptin ratio by >70%, and increased hunger by 23% and high-carbohydrate appetite by 33%.
  • OSA is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetes (58–86% in polysomnography studies), and 17 of 35 studies reported improvement in at least one glucose-homeostasis parameter after CPAP, most consistently insulin sensitivity, though only five controlled studies existed and results were mixed.

Methods

  • Narrative review of epidemiologic and experimental laboratory literature on sleep, glucose regulation, appetite hormones, obesity/diabetes risk, and OSA.
  • Synthesizes cross-sectional, prospective, total sleep deprivation, partial sleep deprivation, sleep-fragmentation, and CPAP studies, with results presented in Tables 1–3 and figures.
  • No primary data collection or formal systematic review methodology is described.

Limitations

  • The paper states that future prospective epidemiologic studies need objective sleep measures, and that more controlled studies are necessary to evaluate CPAP effects on glucose homeostasis.
  • The paper notes inconsistent leptin/ghrelin findings across studies and attributes these partly to differences in sample size, severity of sleep restriction, body composition, and OSA prevalence.
  • Evident from the text: as a narrative review, it does not describe a systematic search strategy, inclusion criteria, or formal quality assessment of included studies.

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Crossref · 10.1007/s00424-011-1053-z

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    Feeding and sleeping are mutually exclusive.

    “Feeding and sleeping are mutually exclusive: They are both time-consuming and occur in cyclic patterns.”
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    In healthy subjects, insulin resistance is accompanied by compensatory hyperinsulinemia that maintains a constant disposition index.

    “In healthy subjects, insulin resistance is accompanied by compensatory hyperinsulinemia, which in turn maintains a constant DI.”
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    Sympathetic activation inhibits insulin release and parasympathetic activation stimulates it.

    “Sympathetic activation inhibits and para-sympathetic activation stimulates insulin release”
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    Aging and obstructive sleep apnea are recognized risk factors for decreased glucose tolerance and increased diabetes risk.

    “Both aging and OSA are recognized risk factors for decreased glucose tolerance and increased diabetes risk.”
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    PYY inhibits appetite.

    “In contrast to ghrelin, PYY inhibits appetite.”
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    Modern lifestyle of physical inactivity and increased food intake contributes to the growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide.

    “If it is obvious that our modern lifestyle of physical inactivity and increased food intake is involved in the growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide”
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    The prevalence of sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea, has greatly increased, although they often remain undiagnosed.

    “In addition, the prevalence of sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has greatly increased, although they often remain undiagnosed.”
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    The physiological and behavioral mechanisms linking short sleep to obesity are stronger at younger ages.

    “probably because physiological and behavioral mechanisms responsible for this association are stronger in younger ages”
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    Weight is not gained linearly over the course of a short sleeping period.

    “It is possible that weight is not gained linearly over the course of the short sleeping period.”
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    Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea alter leptin and ghrelin regulation and leptin action.

    “Obesity is associated with hypoghrelinemia, hyperleptinemia, and leptin resistance, while OSA is associated with hyperghrelinemia, hyperleptinemia, and leptin resistance.”
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    HOMA-IR correlates reasonably well with the glucose clamp and minimal model estimates of insulin sensitivity/resistance.

    “HOMA-IR has been found to correlate reasonably well with the glucose clamp and minimal model estimates of insulin sensitivity/resistance in several studies of distinct populations.”
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  1. Spiegel K et al (2005) The 24-hour profile of plasma PYY levels in normal adults: relationships with sleep, meal intake and ghrelin levels. In: The Endocrine Society’s 87th Annual Meeting Abstract number OR8-3, San Diego, CA, USA, June 2005, pp. 82–83

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Metadata

Authors
Morselli, L. L., Guyon, A., & Spiegel, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Lyon 1 Université (FR)
Corresponding author
Spiegel, Karine
Venue
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
Published
2011-11-19
Volume
463
Issue
1
Pages
139-160
ISSN
  • 0031-6768 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2013
OpenAlex
W1966891298
Cited by
199
References
230
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (P01-AG11412., P01AG011412)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL075079, R01HL075025)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK-071960, P60DK20595, P60DK020595)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR000055)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
sleep, metabolic function, glucose homeostasis, appetite regulation, sleep duration, sleep quality, obesity, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, intermittent hypoxemia, continuous positive airway pressure, endocrine function
MeSH terms
Animals, Appetite Regulation, Diabetes Mellitus, Glucose, Humans, Metabolism, Obesity, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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