Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
Related content
(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

A link between sleep loss, glucose metabolism and adipokines

Full text
Author(s):
Padilha, H. G. ; Crispim, C. A. [1] ; Zimberg, I. Z. ; De-Souza, D. A. [1] ; Waterhouse, J. [2] ; Tufik, S. ; de-Mello, M. T. [3]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Fac Med, BR-38400 Uberlandia, MG - Brazil
[2] Liverpool John Moores Univ, Res Inst Sport & Exercise Sci, Liverpool L3 5UX, Merseyside - England
[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, CEPE, Dept Psicobiol, BR-04020060 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Review article
Source: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research; v. 44, n. 10, p. 992-999, OCT 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 11
Abstract

The present review evaluates the role of sleep and its alteration in triggering problems of glucose metabolism and the possible involvement of adipokines in this process. A reduction in the amount of time spent sleeping has become an endemic condition in modern society, and a search of the current literature has found important associations between sleep loss and alterations of nutritional and metabolic contexts. Studies suggest that sleep loss is associated with problems in glucose metabolism and a higher risk for the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The mechanism involved may be associated with the decreased efficacy of regulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis by negative feedback mechanisms in sleep-deprivation conditions. In addition, changes in the circadian pattern of growth hormone (GH) secretion might also contribute to the alterations in glucose regulation observed during sleep loss. On the other hand, sleep deprivation stress affects adipokines - increasing tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and decreasing leptin and adiponectin -, thus establishing a possible association between sleep-debt, adipokines and glucose metabolism. Thus, a modified release of adipokines resulting from sleep deprivation could lead to a chronic sub-inflammatory state that could play a central role in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Further studies are necessary to investigate the role of sleep loss in adipokine release and its relationship with glucose metabolism. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 98/14303-3 - Center for Sleep Studies
Grantee:Sergio Tufik
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC