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Sleep loss: a novel risk factor for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Spiegel, Karine, Knutson, Kristen, Leproult, Rachel, Tasali, Esra, Cauter, Eve Van·2005·Journal of Applied Physiology

Abstract

Chronic sleep loss as a consequence of voluntary bedtime restriction is an endemic condition in modern society. Although sleep exerts marked modulatory effects on glucose metabolism, and molecular mechanisms for the interaction between sleeping and feeding have been documented, the potential impact of recurrent sleep curtailment on the risk for diabetes and obesity has only recently been investigated. In laboratory studies of healthy young adults submitted to recurrent partial sleep restriction, marked alterations in glucose metabolism including decreased glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity have been demonstrated. The neuroendocrine regulation of appetite was also affected as the levels of the anorexigenic hormone leptin were decreased, whereas the levels of the orexigenic factor ghrelin were increased. Importantly, these neuroendocrine abnormalities were correlated with increased hunger and appetite, which may lead to overeating and weight gain. Consistent with these laboratory findings, a growing body of epidemiological evidence supports an association between short sleep duration and the risk for obesity and diabetes. Chronic sleep loss may also be the consequence of pathological conditions such as sleep-disordered breathing. In this increasingly prevalent syndrome, a feedforward cascade of negative events generated by sleep loss, sleep fragmentation, and hypoxia are likely to exacerbate the severity of metabolic disturbances. In conclusion, chronic sleep loss, behavioral or sleep disorder related, may represent a novel risk factor for weight gain, insulin resistance, and Type 2 diabetes.

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  • Both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system pathways have been proposed as possible mediators of the impairments in glucose tolerance associated with sleep restriction.

    “Both these pathways also have been proposed as possible mediators of the impairments in glucose tolerance associated with sleep restriction (22,44–48).”
  • Controlled laboratory studies have repeatedly found large decreases in insulin sensitivity among young adults after sleep loss.

    “Several well-controlled laboratory studies have consistently shown marked reductions in insulin sensitivity in young adults following sleep loss [2–7].”
  • Short-term, acute, laboratory, and cross-sectional observational studies indicate that adverse changes in sleep are associated with adverse changes in insulin and glucose response but can be reversed when sleep quantity and quality are restored.

    “Short-term, acute, laboratory, and cross-sectional observational studies indicate that adverse changes in sleep are associated with adverse changes in insulin and glucose response but can be reversed when sleep quantity and quality are restored.78”
  • Insufficient sleep duration is associated with weight gain and obesity.

    “short sleep duration (6 hours or less), and especially very short sleep duration (less than 5 hours) is associated with increased cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality, including weight gain and obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes.”
  • Insufficient sleep is linked to lower energy expenditure, altered glucose homeostasis, and alterations in hormones that mediate hunger.

    “insufficient sleep has been linked to lower energy expenditure, altered glucose homeostasis and alterations in hormones that mediate hunger(24, 25, 27-31).”

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Authors
Spiegel, K., Knutson, K., Leproult, R., Tasali, E., & Cauter, E. V.
Affiliations
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
  • University of Chicago (US)
Venue
Journal of Applied Physiology
Published
2005-11
Volume
99
Issue
5
Pages
2008-2019
ISSN
  • 0161-7567 (ISSN-L)
  • 8750-7587
  • 1522-1601
OpenAlex
W2115361864
Cited by
1,175
References
119
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Center for Research Resources (P41RR013642)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
sleep deprivation, chronic sleep restriction, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, glucose metabolism, glucose tolerance, leptin, ghrelin, appetite regulation, obesity, sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, sleep fragmentation, short sleep duration
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Glucaric Acid, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Risk Factors, Sympathetic Nervous System, Vagus Nerve, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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