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Chronic interferon-alpha administration disrupts sleep continuity and depth in patients with hepatitis C: association with fatigue, motor slowing, and increased evening cortisol

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Raison, Charles L., Rye, David B., Woolwine, Bobbi J., Vogt, Gerald J., Bautista, Breanne M., Spivey, James R., Miller, Andrew H.·2010·Biological Psychiatry

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Background Consequences of chronic exposure to cytokines of the innate immune system on sleep in humans and the association of cytokine-induced sleep alterations with behavior, motor performance, and cortisol secretion are unknown. Methods Thirty-one patients with hepatitis C without pre-existing sleep disorders underwent nighttime polysomnography, daytime multiple sleep latency testing, behavioral assessments, neuropsychological testing, and serial blood sampling at baseline and after ∼12 weeks of either treatment with the innate immune cytokine interferon (IFN)-alpha (n = 19) or no treatment (n = 12). Fatigue and sleepiness were assessed using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory and Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Results Interferon-alpha administration led to significant increases in wake after sleep onset and significant decreases in stage 3/4 sleep and sleep efficiency. Rapid eye movement latency and stage 2 sleep were significantly increased during IFN-alpha treatment. Decreases in stage 3/4 sleep and increases in rapid eye movement latency were associated with increases in fatigue, whereas decreases in sleep efficiency were associated with reduced motor speed. Increased wake after sleep onset was associated with increased evening plasma cortisol. Despite IFN-alpha-induced increases in fatigue, daytime sleepiness did not increase. In fact, IFN-alpha-treated patients exhibited decreased propensity to fall asleep during daytime nap opportunities. Conclusions Chronic exposure to an innate immune cytokine reduced sleep continuity and depth and induced a sleep pattern consistent with insomnia and hyperarousal. These data suggest that innate immune cytokines may provide a mechanistic link between disorders associated with chronic inflammation, including medical and/or psychiatric illnesses and insomnia, which, in turn, is associated with fatigue, motor slowing, and altered cortisol.

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Authors
Raison, C. L., Rye, D. B., Woolwine, B. J., Vogt, G. J., Bautista, B. M., Spivey, J. R., & Miller, A. H.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Miller, Andrew H.
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-11
Volume
68
Issue
10
Pages
942-949
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2053607004
Cited by
116
References
85
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FWCI
10.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (K23 MH064619, R01 MH070553, K05 MH069124, R01 HL073921, T32 MH020018)
  • Clinical and Translational Science Award Program (UL1 RR025008)
  • General Clinical Research Center Program (M01 RR0039)
  • National Center for Research Resources
  • Centocor
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Schering-Plough
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
interferon-alpha, hepatitis C, sleep continuity, sleep depth, fatigue, motor slowing, cortisol, cytokines, insomnia, hyperarousal, sleep efficiency, REM latency, daytime sleepiness, chronic inflammation
MeSH terms
Interferon alpha-2, Antiviral Agents, Fatigue, Female, Hepatitis C, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Middle Aged, Polyethylene Glycols, Reaction Time, Recombinant Proteins, Sleep Wake Disorders, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Case-Control Studies, Interferon-alpha, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II

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