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Immune, inflammatory and cardiovascular consequences of sleep restriction and recovery

Faraut, Brice, Boudjeltia, Karim Zouaoui, Vanhamme, Luc, Kerkhofs, Myriam·2012·Sleep Medicine Reviews

Abstract

In addition to its effects on cognitive function, compelling evidence links sleep loss to alterations in the neuroendocrine, immune and inflammatory systems with potential negative public-health ramifications. The evidence to suggest that shorter sleep is associated with detrimental health outcomes comes from both epidemiological and experimental sleep deprivation studies. This review will focus on the post-sleep deprivation and recovery changes in immune and inflammatory functions in well-controlled sleep restriction laboratory studies. The data obtained indicate non-specific activation of leukocyte populations and a state of low-level systemic inflammation after sleep loss. Furthermore, one night of recovery sleep does not allow full recovery of a number of these systemic immune and inflammatory markers. We will speculate on the mechanism(s) that link(s) sleep loss to these responses and to the progression of cardiovascular disease. The immune and inflammatory responses to chronic sleep restriction suggest that chronic exposure to reduced sleep (<6 h/day) and insufficient time for recovery sleep could have gradual deleterious effects, over years, on cardiovascular pathogenesis with a heightened risk in women and in night and shift workers. Finally, we will examine countermeasures, e.g., napping or sleep extension, which could improve the recovery processes, in terms of alertness and immune and inflammatory parameters, after sleep restriction.

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  • Previous studies indicate that the immune system is activated during experimental sleep restriction, and in persons who in epidemiological studies report short sleep duration.

    “Previous studies indicate that the immune system is activated during experimental sleep restriction, and in persons who in epidemiological studies report short sleep duration (reviewed in6465).”
  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is affected by experimental sleep restriction.

    “Because the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulates a wide range of physiologic processes and is affected by experimental sleep restriction, it is a putative key mediator of the adverse health effects of insufficient sleep (3–11).”
  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulates a wide range of physiologic processes.

    “Because the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulates a wide range of physiologic processes and is affected by experimental sleep restriction, it is a putative key mediator of the adverse health effects of insufficient sleep (3–11).”
  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is a putative key mediator of the adverse health effects of insufficient sleep.

    “Because the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulates a wide range of physiologic processes and is affected by experimental sleep restriction, it is a putative key mediator of the adverse health effects of insufficient sleep (3–11).”
  • Habitual short sleep, usually 6 hours or less, is linked in epidemiological studies to increased mortality and increased prevalence and incidence of numerous pathological conditions including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, vulnerability to infection, depression, and anxiety.

    “Habitual short sleep, usually 6 hours or less, has been linked in epidemiological studies to increased mortality and increased prevalence and incidence of numerous pathological conditions including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, vulnerability to infection, depression, and anxiety (3–10).”

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Authors
Faraut, B., Boudjeltia, K. Z., Vanhamme, L., & Kerkhofs, M.
Affiliations
Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
Corresponding author
Kerkhofs, Myriam
Venue
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-04
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
137-149
ISSN
1087-0792 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2049777419
Cited by
418
References
125
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
sleep restriction, sleep deprivation, recovery sleep, immune function, systemic inflammation, cardiovascular disease, leukocyte activation, sleep extension, napping, shift work, night work, sex differences, alertness
MeSH terms
Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Humans, Immunity, Inflammation, Male, Neurosecretory Systems, Sex Factors, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation

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