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Partial night sleep deprivation reduces natural killer and celhdar immune responses in humans

Irwin, Michael, McClintick, John, Costlow, Carolyn, Fortner, Melissa, White, Jack, Gillin, J. Christian·1996·The FASEB Journal

Abstract

Prolonged and severe sleep deprivation is associated with alterations of natural and cellular immune function. To determine whether alterations of immune function also occur after even a modest loss of sleep, the effects of early‐night partial sleep deprivation on circulating numbers of white blood cells, natural killer (NK) cell number and cytotoxicity, lymphokine‐activated killer (LAK) cell number and activity, and stimulated interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) production were studied in 42 medically and psychiatrically healthy male volunteers. After a night of sleep deprivation between 10 P.M. and 3 A.M., a reduction of natural immune responses as measured by NK cell activity, NK activity per number of NK cells, LAK activity, and LAK activity per number of LAK precursors (CD 16, 56, CD25) was found. In addition, concanavalin A‐stimulated IL‐2 production was suppressed after sleep deprivation due to changes in both adherent and nonadherent cell populations. After a night of recovery sleep, NK activity returned to baseline levels and IL‐2 production remained suppressed. These data implicate sleep in the modulation of immunity and demonstrate that even a modest disturbance of sleep produces a reduction of natural immune responses and T cell cytokine production.—Irwin, T., McClintick, J., Costlow, C., Fortner, M., White, J., Gillin, J. C. Partial night sleep deprivation reduces natural killer and cellular immune responses in humans. FASEB J. 10, 643‐653 (1996)

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  • Several reports indicated an enhancing influence of sleep on T-cell production of IL-2 which acts to further promote T-cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation, although other studies failed to reveal such effects when examining IL-2 production in specific T-cell subpopulations.

    “Furthermore, several reports indicated an enhancing influence of sleep on T-cell production of IL-2 which acts to further promote T-cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation (120, 595), although other studies failed to reveal such effects when examining IL-2 production in specific T-cell subpopulations (109,308).”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [595]

  • Habitual short sleep duration and chronic sleep disturbances are related to a variety of diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, chronic pain conditions, some forms of cancer, and neuropsychiatric disease, all of which involve immune dysregulations.

    “habitual short sleep duration and chronic sleep disturbances are related to a variety of diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, chronic pain conditions, some forms of cancer, and neuropsychiatric disease (255), all of which involve immune dysregulations”

    From The Sleep-Immune Crosstalk in Health and Disease (2019) · cites this paper as [255]

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Authors
Irwin, M., McClintick, J., Costlow, C., Fortner, M., White, J., & Gillin, J. C.
Affiliations
University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
Irwin, Michael
Venue
The FASEB Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1996-04
Volume
10
Issue
5
Pages
643-653
ISSN
  • 0892-6638 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-6860
OpenAlex
W1719035976
Cited by
480
References
27
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FWCI
7.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The FASEB Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1r01mh046867-01a2)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH46867, MH30914)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR000827)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
sleep deprivation, natural killer cells, lymphokine-activated killer cells, interleukin-2, cell-mediated immunity, T cell cytokine production, recovery sleep, immune function, concanavalin A stimulation, NK cell cytotoxicity
MeSH terms
Cell Adhesion, Concanavalin A, Humans, Immunity, Cellular, Interleukin-2, Killer Cells, Natural, Leukocyte Count, Male, Monocytes, Sleep Deprivation, Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated, Lymphocyte Count

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