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Duan X, Liu H, Hu X, Yu Q, Kuang G, Liu L, Zhang S, Wang X, Li J, Yu D, Huang J, Wang T, Lin Z, Xiong N. Insomnia in Parkinson's Disease: Causes, Consequences, and Therapeutic Approaches. Mol Neurobiol 2024:10.1007/s12035-024-04400-4. [PMID: 39103716 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-04400-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Abstract
Sleep disorders represent prevalent non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD), affecting over 90% of the PD population. Insomnia, characterized by difficulties in initiating and maintaining sleep, emerges as the most frequently reported sleep disorder in PD, with prevalence rates reported from 27 to 80% across studies. Insomnia not only significantly impacts the quality of life of PD patients but is also associated with cognitive impairment, motor disabilities, and emotional deterioration. This comprehensive review aims to delve into the mechanisms underlying insomnia in PD, including neurodegenerative changes, basal ganglia beta oscillations, and circadian rhythms, to gain insights into the neural pathways involved. Additionally, the review explores the risk factors and comorbidities associated with insomnia in PD, providing valuable insights into its management. Special attention is given to the challenges faced by healthcare providers in delivering care to PD patients and the impact of caregiving roles on patients' quality of life. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive understanding of insomnia in PD and highlights the importance of addressing this common sleep disorder in PD patients.
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- Xiaoyu Duan
- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
- Duke Kunshan University, No. 8 Duke Avenue, Kunshan, 215316, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, 392 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, 392 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, 392 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, 392 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neurogenomics, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, 02478, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Faulkner S, Didikoglu A, Byrne R, Drake R, Bee P. Light-Dark and Activity Rhythm Therapy (L-DART) to Improve Sleep in People with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Single-Group Mixed Methods Study of Feasibility, Acceptability and Adherence. Clocks Sleep 2023; 5:734-754. [PMID: 38131747 PMCID: PMC10742153 DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep5040048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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People with a diagnosis of schizophrenia often have poor sleep, even when their psychotic symptoms are relatively well managed. This includes insomnia, sleep apnoea, hypersomnia, and irregular or non-24 h sleep-wake timing. Improving sleep would better support recovery, yet few evidence-based sleep treatments are offered to this group. This paper presents a mixed methods feasibility and acceptability study of Light-Dark and Activity Rhythm Therapy (L-DART). L-DART is delivered by an occupational therapist over 12 weeks. It is highly personalisable to sleep phenotypes and circumstances. Ten participants with schizophrenia spectrum diagnoses and sleep problems received L-DART; their sleep problems and therapy goals were diverse. We measured recruitment, attrition, session attendance, and adverse effects, and qualitatively explored acceptability, engagement, component delivery, adherence, activity patterns, dynamic light exposure, self-reported sleep, wellbeing, and functioning. Recruitment was ahead of target, there was no attrition, and all participants received the minimum 'dose' of sessions. Acceptability assessed via qualitative reports and satisfaction ratings was good. Adherence to individual intervention components varied, despite high participant motivation. All made some potentially helpful behaviour changes. Positive sleep and functioning outcomes were reported qualitatively as well as in outcome measures. The findings above support testing the intervention in a larger randomised trial ISRCTN11998005.
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- Sophie Faulkner
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich M25 3BL, UK (P.B.)
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- Centre for Biological Timing, Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
- Department of Neuroscience, Izmir Institute of Technology, Gulbahce, Urla, Izmir 35430, Turkey
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- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich M25 3BL, UK (P.B.)
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich M25 3BL, UK (P.B.)
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- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich M25 3BL, UK (P.B.)
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Chambe J, Reynaud E, Maruani J, Fraih E, Geoffroy PA, Bourgin P. Light therapy in insomnia disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Sleep Res 2023; 32:e13895. [PMID: 37002704 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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In the management of insomnia, physicians and patients are seeking alternative therapeutics to sleeping pills, in addition to sleep hygiene and cognitive behavioural therapy. Bright light therapy (LT) has proven its efficacy in circadian and mood disorders. We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis according to Cochrane and PRISMA guidelines and using the databases Medline, Cochrane, and Web of Science, with a special focus on light therapy and insomnia. Twenty-two studies with a total of 685 participants were included, five of which with a high level of proof. Meta-analysis was performed with 13 of them: light therapy for insomnia compared with control conditions significantly improved wake after sleep onset (WASO: SMD = -0.61 [-1.11, -0.11]; p = 0.017; weighted difference of 11.2 min ±11.5 based on actigraphy, and SMD = -1.09 [-1.43, -0.74] (p < 0.001) weighted difference of -36.4 min ±15.05) based on sleep diary, but no other sleep measures such as sleep latency, total sleep time (TST), or sleep efficiency. Qualitative analysis of the review showed some improvement mainly in subjective measures. Morning light exposure advanced sleep-wake rhythms and evening exposure led to a delay. No worsening was observed in objective nor subjective measures, except for TST in one study with evening exposure. A light dose-response may exist but the studies' heterogeneity and publication bias limit the interpretation. To conclude, light therapy shows some effectiveness for sleep maintenance in insomnia disorders, but further research is needed to refine the light parameters to be chosen according to the type of insomnia, in the hope of developing personalised therapeutics.
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- Juliette Chambe
- General Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI), CNRS UPR 3212, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI), CNRS UPR 3212, Strasbourg, France
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- Psychiatry and Addictology Department, AP-HP, GHU Paris Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
- GHU Paris - Psychiatry & Neurosciences, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm, FHU I2-D2, Paris, France
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- General Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI), CNRS UPR 3212, Strasbourg, France
- Psychiatry and Addictology Department, AP-HP, GHU Paris Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
- GHU Paris - Psychiatry & Neurosciences, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm, FHU I2-D2, Paris, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI), CNRS UPR 3212, Strasbourg, France
- Sleep Disorders Center - CIRCSom (International Research Center for ChronoSomnology), University Hospital of Strasbourg 1, Strasbourg, France
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Fuchs F, Robin-Choteau L, Schneider A, Hugueny L, Ciocca D, Serchov T, Bourgin P. Delaying circadian sleep phase under ultradian light cycle causes time-of-day-dependent alteration of cognition and mood. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20313. [PMID: 37985784 PMCID: PMC10662432 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44931-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Light exerts powerful and pervasive effects on physiology and behaviour. These effects can be indirect, through clock synchronization and phase adjustment of circadian rhythms, or direct, independent of the circadian process. Exposure to light at inappropriate times, as commonly experienced in today's society, leads to increased prevalence of circadian, sleep and mood disorders as well as cognitive impairments. In mice, exposure to an ultradian 3.5 h light/3.5 h dark cycle (T7) for several days has been shown to impair behaviour through direct, non-circadian, photic effects, a claim we challenge here. We first confirmed that T7 cycle induces a lengthening of the circadian period resulting in a day by day phase-delay of both activity and sleep rhythms. Spatial novelty preference test performed at different circadian time points in mice housed under T7 cycle demonstrated that cognitive deficit was restrained to the subjective night. Mice under the same condition also showed a modification of stress-induced despair-like behaviour in the forced swim test. Therefore, our data demonstrate that ultradian light cycles cause time-of-day-dependent alteration of cognition and mood through clock period lengthening delaying circadian sleep phase, and not through a direct photic influence. These results are of critical importance for the clinical applications of light therapy in the medical field and for today's society to establish lighting recommendations for shift work, schools, hospitals and homes.
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- Fanny Fuchs
- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI)-UPR 3212-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, 8 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg, France
- Sleep Disorders Center and CIRCSom (International Research Center for ChronoSomnology), Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI)-UPR 3212-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, 8 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg, France
- European Center for Diabetes Studies (CEED), Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI)-UPR 3212-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, 8 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI)-UPR 3212-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, 8 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg, France
- Sleep Disorders Center and CIRCSom (International Research Center for ChronoSomnology), Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Chronobiotron-UMS3415-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI)-UPR 3212-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, 8 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI)-UPR 3212-CNRS/University of Strasbourg, 8 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
- Sleep Disorders Center and CIRCSom (International Research Center for ChronoSomnology), Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
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Jones AA, Arble DM. In light of breathing: environmental light is an important modulator of breathing with clinical implications. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1217799. [PMID: 37521684 PMCID: PMC10373889 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1217799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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In vertebrate animals, the automatic, rhythmic pattern of breathing is a highly regulated process that can be modulated by various behavioral and physiological factors such as metabolism, sleep-wake state, activity level, and endocrine signaling. Environmental light influences many of these modulating factors both indirectly by organizing daily and seasonal rhythms of behavior and directly through acute changes in neural signaling. While several observations from rodent and human studies suggest that environmental light affects breathing, few have systematically evaluated the underlying mechanisms and clinical relevance of environmental light on the regulation of respiratory behavior. Here, we provide new evidence and discuss the potential neurobiological mechanisms by which light modulates breathing. We conclude that environmental light should be considered, from bench to bedside, as a clinically relevant modulator of respiratory health and disease.
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Tóth A, Sviatkó K, Détári L, Hajnik T. Ketamine affects homeostatic sleep regulation in the absence of the circadian sleep-regulating component in freely moving rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2023; 225:173556. [PMID: 37087059 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2023.173556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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Pharmacological effects of ketamine may affect homeostatic sleep regulation via slow wave related mechanisms. In the present study effects of ketamine applied at anesthetic dose (80 mg/kg) were tested on neocortical electric activity for 24 h in freely moving rats. Ketamine effects were compared to changes during control (saline) injections and after 6 h gentle handling sleep deprivation (SD). As circadian factors may mask drug effects, an illumination protocol consisting of short light-dark cycles was applied. Ketamine application induced a short hypnotic stage with characteristic slow cortical rhythm followed by a long-lasting hyperactive waking resulting pharmacological SD. Coherence analysis indicated an increased level of local synchronization in broad local field potential frequency ranges during hyperactive waking but not during natural- or SD-evoked waking. Both slow wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep were replaced after the termination of the ketamine effect. Our results show that both ketamine-induced hypnotic state and hyperactive waking can induce homeostatic sleep pressure with comparable intensity as 6 h SD, but ketamine-induced waking was different compared to the SD-evoked one. Both types of waking stages were different compared to spontaneous waking but all three types of wakefulness can engage the homeostatic sleep regulating machinery to generate sleep pressure dissipated by subsequent sleep. Current-source density analysis of the slow waves showed that cortical transmembrane currents were stronger during ketamine-induced hypnotic stage compared to both sleep replacement after SD and ketamine application, but intracortical activation patterns showed only quantitative differences. These findings may hold some translational value for human medical ketamine applications aiming the treatment of depression-associated sleep problems, which can be alleviated by the homeostatic sleep effect of the drug without the need for an intact circadian regulation.
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- Attila Tóth
- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
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Duhart JM, Inami S, Koh K. Many faces of sleep regulation: beyond the time of day and prior wake time. FEBS J 2023; 290:931-950. [PMID: 34908236 PMCID: PMC9198110 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The two-process model of sleep regulation posits two main processes regulating sleep: the circadian process controlled by the circadian clock and the homeostatic process that depends on the history of sleep and wakefulness. The model has provided a dominant conceptual framework for sleep research since its publication ~ 40 years ago. The time of day and prior wake time are the primary factors affecting the circadian and homeostatic processes, respectively. However, it is critical to consider other factors influencing sleep. Since sleep is incompatible with other behaviors, it is affected by the need for essential behaviors such as eating, foraging, mating, caring for offspring, and avoiding predators. Sleep is also affected by sensory inputs, sickness, increased need for memory consolidation after learning, and other factors. Here, we review multiple factors influencing sleep and discuss recent insights into the mechanisms balancing competing needs.
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- José Manuel Duhart
- Department of Neuroscience, Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA
- These authors contributed equally
- Present address: Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Neuroscience, Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA
- These authors contributed equally
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- Department of Neuroscience, Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA
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Zheng L, Zhang L. The molecular mechanism of natural short sleep: A path towards understanding why we need to sleep. BRAIN SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022. [DOI: 10.26599/bsa.2022.9050003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Sleep constitutes a third of human life and it is increasingly recognized as important for health. Over the past several decades, numerous genes have been identified to be involved in sleep regulation in animal models, but most of these genes when disturbed impair not only sleep but also health and physiological functions. Human natural short sleepers are individuals with lifelong short sleep and no obvious adverse outcomes associated with the lack of sleep. These traits appear to be heritable, and thus characterization of the genetic basis of natural short sleep provides an opportunity to study not only the genetic mechanism of human sleep but also the relationship between sleep and physiological function. This review focuses on the current understanding of mutations associated with the natural short sleep trait and the mechanisms by which they contribute to this trait.
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- Liubin Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Development and Regeneration, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
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Greening L, McBride S. A Review of Equine Sleep: Implications for Equine Welfare. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:916737. [PMID: 36061116 PMCID: PMC9428463 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.916737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sleep is a significant biological requirement for all living mammals due to its restorative properties and its cognitive role in memory consolidation. Sleep is ubiquitous amongst all mammals but sleep profiles differ between species dependent upon a range of biological and environmental factors. Given the functional importance of sleep, it is important to understand these differences in order to ensure good physical and psychological wellbeing for domesticated animals. This review focuses specifically on the domestic horse and aims to consolidate current information on equine sleep, in relation to other species, in order to (a) identify both quantitatively and qualitatively what constitutes normal sleep in the horse, (b) identify optimal methods to measure equine sleep (logistically and in terms of accuracy), (c) determine whether changes in equine sleep quantity and quality reflect changes in the animal's welfare, and (d) recognize the primary factors that affect the quantity and quality of equine sleep. The review then discusses gaps in current knowledge and uses this information to identify and set the direction of future equine sleep research with the ultimate aim of improving equine performance and welfare. The conclusions from this review are also contextualized within the current discussions around the “social license” of horse use from a welfare perspective.
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- Linda Greening
- Hartpury University and Hartpury College, Gloucester, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Linda Greening
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Harding CD, Yovel Y, Peirson SN, Hackett TD, Vyazovskiy VV. Re-examining extreme sleep duration in bats: implications for sleep phylogeny, ecology, and function. Sleep 2022; 45:zsac064. [PMID: 35279722 PMCID: PMC9366634 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bats, quoted as sleeping for up to 20 h a day, are an often used example of extreme sleep duration amongst mammals. Given that duration has historically been one of the primary metrics featured in comparative studies of sleep, it is important that species specific sleep durations are well founded. Here, we re-examined the evidence for the characterization of bats as extreme sleepers and discuss whether it provides a useful representation of the sleep behavior of Chiroptera. Although there are a wealth of activity data to suggest that the diurnal cycle of bats is dominated by rest, estimates of sleep time generated from electrophysiological analyses suggest considerable interspecific variation, ranging from 83% to a more moderate 61% of the 24 h day spent asleep. Temperature-dependent changes in the duration and electroencephalographic profile of sleep suggest that bats represent a unique model for investigating the relationship between sleep and torpor. Further sources of intra-specific variation in sleep duration, including the impact of artificial laboratory environments and sleep intensity, remain unexplored. Future studies conducted in naturalistic environments, using larger sample sizes and relying on a pre-determined set of defining criteria will undoubtedly provide novel insights into sleep in bats and other species.
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- Christian D Harding
- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Oxford, UK
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- School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Oxford, UK
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Lok R, Woelders T, Gordijn MCM, van Koningsveld MJ, Oberman K, Fuhler SG, Beersma DGM, Hut RA. Bright Light During Wakefulness Improves Sleep Quality in Healthy Men: A Forced Desynchrony Study Under Dim and Bright Light (III). J Biol Rhythms 2022; 37:429-441. [PMID: 35730553 PMCID: PMC9326793 DOI: 10.1177/07487304221096910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Under real-life conditions, increased light exposure during wakefulness seems associated with improved sleep quality, quantified as reduced time awake during bed time, increased time spent in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, or increased power of the electroencephalogram delta band (0.5-4 Hz). The causality of these important relationships and their dependency on circadian phase and/or time awake has not been studied in depth. To disentangle possible circadian and homeostatic interactions, we employed a forced desynchrony protocol under dim light (6 lux) and under bright light (1300 lux) during wakefulness. Our protocol consisted of a fast cycling sleep-wake schedule (13 h wakefulness—5 h sleep; 4 cycles), followed by 3 h recovery sleep in a within-subject cross-over design. Individuals (8 men) were equipped with 10 polysomnography electrodes. Subjective sleep quality was measured immediately after wakening with a questionnaire. Results indicated that circadian variation in delta power was only detected under dim light. Circadian variation in time in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and wakefulness were uninfluenced by light. Prior light exposure increased accumulation of delta power and time in NREM sleep, while it decreased wakefulness, especially during the circadian wake phase (biological day). Subjective sleep quality scores showed that participants rated their sleep quality better after bright light exposure while sleeping when the circadian system promoted wakefulness. These results suggest that high environmental light intensity either increases sleep pressure buildup during wakefulness or prevents the occurrence of micro-sleep, leading to improved quality of subsequent sleep.
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- R Lok
- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.,University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.,Chrono@Work B.V., Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Chronobiology Unit, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Rach H, Kilic-Huck U, Reynaud E, Hugueny L, Peiffer E, Roy de Belleplaine V, Fuchs F, Bourgin P, Geoffroy PA. The melanopsin-mediated pupil response is reduced in idiopathic hypersomnia with long sleep time. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9018. [PMID: 35637236 PMCID: PMC9151765 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13041-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), characterized by an excessive day-time sleepiness, a prolonged total sleep time on 24 h and/or a reduced sleep latency, affects 1 in 2000 individuals from the general population. However, IH remains underdiagnosed and inaccurately treated despite colossal social, professional and personal impacts. The pathogenesis of IH is poorly known, but recent works have suggested possible alterations of phototransduction. In this context, to identify biomarkers of IH, we studied the Post-Illumination Pupil Response (PIPR) using a specific pupillometry protocol reflecting the melanopsin-mediated pupil response in IH patients with prolonged total sleep time (TST > 660 min) and in healthy subjects. Twenty-eight patients with IH (women 86%, 25.4 year-old ± 4.9) and 29 controls (women 52%, 27.1 year-old ± 3.9) were included. After correction on baseline pupil diameter, the PIPR was compared between groups and correlated to sociodemographic and sleep parameters. We found that patients with IH had a lower relative PIPR compared to controls (32.6 ± 9.9% vs 38.5 ± 10.2%, p = 0.037) suggesting a reduced melanopsin response. In addition, the PIPR was not correlated to age, chronotype, TST, nor depressive symptoms. The melanopsin-specific PIPR may be an innovative trait marker of IH and the pupillometry might be a promising tool to better characterize hypersomnia.
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Agrawal S, Singh V, Singh C, Singh A. A review on pathophysiological aspects of Sleep Deprivation. CNS & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS DRUG TARGETS 2022; 22:CNSNDDT-EPUB-123413. [PMID: 35549867 DOI: 10.2174/1871527321666220512092718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sleep deprivation (SD) (also referred as insomnia) is a condition in which peoples fails to get enough sleep due to excessive yawning, facing difficulty to learn new concepts, forgetfulness as well as depressed mood. This could be occurs due to several possible reasons including medications, stress (caused by shift work). Despite the fact that sleep is important for the normal physiology, it currently affects millions of people around the world US (70 million) and Europe (45 million). Due to increase work demand nowadays lots of peoples experiencing sleep deprivation hence, this could be the reason for several car accident followed by death and morbidity. This review highlighted the impact of SD on neurotransmitter release and functions, theories (Flip-flop theory, oxidative stress theory, neuroinflammation theory, neurotransmitter theory, and hormonal theory) associated with SD pathogenesis apart from this it also demonstrate the molecular pathways underlying SD (PI3K and Akt , NF-κB, Nrf2, and adenosine pathway. However, this study also elaborates the SD induced changes in the level of neurotransmitters, hormonal, and mitochondrial functions. Along with this, it also covers several molecular aspects associated with SD as well. Through this study a link is made between SD and associated causes, which will further help to develop potential therapeutic strategy against SD.
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- Shelly Agrawal
- Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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Direct Effects of Light on Sleep under Ultradian Light-Dark Cycles Depend on Circadian Time and Pulses Duration. Clocks Sleep 2022; 4:208-218. [PMID: 35466270 PMCID: PMC9036312 DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep4020019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Ultradian light–dark cycles in rodents are a precious tool to study the direct effects of repeated light exposures on sleep, in order to better understand the underlying mechanisms. This study aims to precisely evaluate the effects of light and dark exposures, according to circadian time, on sleep and waking distribution and quality, and to determine if these effects depend on the duration of light and dark pulses. To do this, mice were exposed to 24 h-long ultradian light–dark cycles with different durations of pulses: T2 cycle (1 h of light/1 h of dark) and T7 cycle (3.5 h of light/3.5 h of dark). Exposure to light not only promotes NREM and REM sleep and inhibits wake, but also drastically alters alertness and modifies sleep depth. These effects are modulated by circadian time, appearing especially during early subjective night, and their kinetics is highly dependent on the duration of pulses, suggesting that in the case of pulses of longer duration, the homeostatic process could overtake light direct influence for shaping sleep and waking distribution.
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Wang Y, Yang W, Zhang P, Ding Z, Wang L, Cheng J. Effects of light on the sleep-wakefulness cycle of mice mediated by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 592:93-98. [PMID: 35033872 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) are able to synthesize the photosensitive protein melanopsin, which is involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, the papillary light reflex and other nonimaging visual functions. To investigate whether ipRGCs are involved in mediating the light modulation of sleep-wakefulness in rodents, melanopsin knockout mice (MKO), melanopsin-only mice (MO) and coneless, rodless, melanopsin knockout mice (TKO) were used in this study to record electroencephalogram and electromyography variations in the normal 12:12 h light:dark cycle, and 1 h and 3 h light pulses were administered at 1 h after the light was turned off. In the normal 12:12 h light-dark cycle, the WT, MKO and MO mice had a regular day-night rhythm and no significant difference in wakefulness, rapid eye movement (REM) or nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. However, TKO mice could not be entrained according to the light-dark cycle and exhibited a free-running rhythm. Extending the light pulse durations significantly changed the sleep and wakefulness activities of the WT and MO mice but did not have an effect on the MKO mice. These results indicate that melanopsin significantly affects REM and NREM sleep and that ipRGCs play an important role in light-induced sleep in mice.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China; Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, Anhui, China; Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
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Maruani J, Geoffroy PA. Multi-Level Processes and Retina-Brain Pathways of Photic Regulation of Mood. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11020448. [PMID: 35054142 PMCID: PMC8781294 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11020448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Light exerts powerful biological effects on mood regulation. Whereas the source of photic information affecting mood is well established at least via intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) secreting the melanopsin photopigment, the precise circuits that mediate the impact of light on depressive behaviors are not well understood. This review proposes two distinct retina–brain pathways of light effects on mood: (i) a suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)-dependent pathway with light effect on mood via the synchronization of biological rhythms, and (ii) a SCN-independent pathway with light effects on mood through modulation of the homeostatic process of sleep, alertness and emotion regulation: (1) light directly inhibits brain areas promoting sleep such as the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO), and activates numerous brain areas involved in alertness such as, monoaminergic areas, thalamic regions and hypothalamic regions including orexin areas; (2) moreover, light seems to modulate mood through orexin-, serotonin- and dopamine-dependent pathways; (3) in addition, light activates brain emotional processing areas including the amygdala, the nucleus accumbens, the perihabenular nucleus, the left hippocampus and pathways such as the retina–ventral lateral geniculate nucleus and intergeniculate leaflet–lateral habenula pathway. This work synthetizes new insights into the neural basis required for light influence mood
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- Julia Maruani
- Département de Psychiatrie et d’Addictologie, AP-HP, GHU Paris Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Hôpital Bichat—Claude Bernard, F-75018 Paris, France
- NeuroDiderot, INSERM U1141, Université de Paris, F-75019 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (J.M.); (P.A.G.); Tel.: +33-(0)1-40-25-82-62 (J.M. & P.A.G.)
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- Département de Psychiatrie et d’Addictologie, AP-HP, GHU Paris Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Hôpital Bichat—Claude Bernard, F-75018 Paris, France
- NeuroDiderot, INSERM U1141, Université de Paris, F-75019 Paris, France
- CNRS UPR 3212, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 5 rue Blaise Pascal, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- GHU Paris—Psychiatry & Neurosciences, 1 Rue Cabanis, F-75014 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (J.M.); (P.A.G.); Tel.: +33-(0)1-40-25-82-62 (J.M. & P.A.G.)
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Slow vision: Measuring melanopsin-mediated light effects in animal models. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2022; 273:117-143. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Why we don't move: The importance of somatic maintenance and resting. Behav Brain Sci 2021; 44:e132. [PMID: 34588084 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21000248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A compelling ecological theory of movement and vigor must explain why humans and other animals spend so much time not moving. When we rest, our somatic maintenance systems continue to work. When our somatic maintenance requirements increase, we place greater subjective value on resting. To explain variation in movement and vigor, we must account for the subjective value of resting.
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Bertrand L, d'Ortho MP, Reynaud E, Lejoyeux M, Bourgin P, Geoffroy PA. Polysomnography in seasonal affective disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2021; 292:405-415. [PMID: 34144365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND . Although sleep disturbances are ubiquitous in depression, studies assessing sleep architecture lead to conflicting results, possibly because of the heterogeneity in this disorder. We aimed to focus on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is directly associated with circadian and sleep homeostasis impairments. METHODS . A systematic search was conducted in July 2019. Original papers reporting data about night sleep architecture using polysomnography (PSG), in SAD or remitted-SAD and controls, were included. RESULTS . Seven studies were retained and included 183 individuals, including 109 patients with SAD and 74 healthy controls. The random-effects meta-analysis showed that rapid eye movement sleep (REM) was significantly increased in SAD compared to controls (REM amount: SMD=1[0.11,1.88], p = 0.027; REM percentage: SMD=0.71[0.02,1.40], p = 0.045). Remitted SAD patients, compared to controls, also had a significantly increased REM sleep (REM amount: SMD=1.84[0.78,2.90], p<0.001; REM percentage: SMD=1.27[0.51,2.03], p = 0.001) and a significantly decreased REM latency (SMD=-0.93[-1.73,-0.13], p = 0.022). No differences were observed for total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and slow-wave-sleep. LIMITATIONS . Most studies had small sample size, with no placebo group and with open designs. CONCLUSIONS . REM sleep amount and latency appear altered both during the acute and remitted phase of SAD, representing trait markers with interesting diagnosis and therapeutic implications.
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- Léa Bertrand
- Department of Psychiatry and Addictive Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hospital Bichat - Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm, F-75019 Paris, France; Department of Sleep Disorders, Physiology and Functionnal Explorations, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
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- CNRS UPR 3212, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 5 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Psychiatry and Addictive Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hospital Bichat - Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
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- CNRS UPR 3212, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 5 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000, Strasbourg, France; Sleep Disorders Center & CIRCSom (International Research Center for ChronoSomnology), Strasbourg University Hospital, 1 place de l'hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Psychiatry and Addictive Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hospital Bichat - Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm, F-75019 Paris, France; CNRS UPR 3212, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 5 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
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Hubbard J, Kobayashi Frisk M, Ruppert E, Tsai JW, Fuchs F, Robin-Choteau L, Husse J, Calvel L, Eichele G, Franken P, Bourgin P. Dissecting and modeling photic and melanopsin effects to predict sleep disturbances induced by irregular light exposure in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2017364118. [PMID: 34155139 PMCID: PMC8237663 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017364118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Artificial lighting, day-length changes, shift work, and transmeridian travel all lead to sleep-wake disturbances. The nychthemeral sleep-wake cycle (SWc) is known to be controlled by output from the central circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), which is entrained to the light-dark cycle. Additionally, via intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells containing the photopigment melanopsin (Opn4), short-term light-dark alternations exert direct and acute influences on sleep and waking. However, the extent to which longer exposures typically experienced across the 24-h day exert such an effect has never been clarified or quantified, as disentangling sustained direct light effects (SDLE) from circadian effects is difficult. Recording sleep in mice lacking a circadian pacemaker, either through transgenesis (Syt10cre/creBmal1fl/- ) or SCN lesioning and/or melanopsin-based phototransduction (Opn4-/- ), we uncovered, contrary to prevailing assumptions, that the contribution of SDLE is as important as circadian-driven input in determining SWc amplitude. Specifically, SDLE were primarily mediated (>80%) through melanopsin, of which half were then relayed through the SCN, revealing an ancillary purpose for this structure, independent of its clock function in organizing SWc. Based on these findings, we designed a model to estimate the effect of atypical light-dark cycles on SWc. This model predicted SWc amplitude in mice exposed to simulated transequatorial or transmeridian paradigms. Taken together, we demonstrate this SDLE is a crucial mechanism influencing behavior on par with the circadian system. In a broader context, these findings mandate considering SDLE, in addition to circadian drive, for coping with health consequences of atypical light exposure in our society.
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- Jeffrey Hubbard
- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- International Research Center for ChronoSomnology, Translational Medicine Federation Strasbourg, Sleep Disorders Center, Strasbourg University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- International Research Center for ChronoSomnology, Translational Medicine Federation Strasbourg, Sleep Disorders Center, Strasbourg University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- International Research Center for ChronoSomnology, Translational Medicine Federation Strasbourg, Sleep Disorders Center, Strasbourg University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- International Research Center for ChronoSomnology, Translational Medicine Federation Strasbourg, Sleep Disorders Center, Strasbourg University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- European Center for Diabetes Studies, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Genes and Behavior, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- International Research Center for ChronoSomnology, Translational Medicine Federation Strasbourg, Sleep Disorders Center, Strasbourg University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Genes and Behavior, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- CNRS-Unité Propre de Recherche (UPR) 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, 67084 Strasbourg, France;
- International Research Center for ChronoSomnology, Translational Medicine Federation Strasbourg, Sleep Disorders Center, Strasbourg University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Liu J, Ghastine L, Um P, Rovit E, Wu T. Environmental exposures and sleep outcomes: A review of evidence, potential mechanisms, and implications. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 196:110406. [PMID: 33130170 PMCID: PMC8081760 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Environmental exposures and poor sleep outcomes are known to have consequential effects on human health. This integrative review first seeks to present and synthesize existing literature investigating the relationship between exposure to various environmental factors and sleep health. We then present potential mechanisms of action as well as implications for policy and future research for each environmental exposure. Broadly, although studies are still emerging, empirical evidence has begun to show a positive association between adverse effects of heavy metal, noise pollution, light pollution, second-hand smoke, and air pollution exposures and various sleep problems. Specifically, these negative sleep outcomes range from subjective sleep manifestations, such as general sleep quality, sleep duration, daytime dysfunction, and daytime sleepiness, as well as objective sleep measures, including difficulties with sleep onset and maintenance, sleep stage or circadian rhythm interference, sleep arousal, REM activity, and sleep disordered breathing. However, the association between light exposure and sleep is less clear. Potential toxicological mechanisms are thought to include the direct effect of various environmental toxicants on the nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Nevertheless, future research is required to tease out the exact pathways of action to explain the associations between each environmental factor and sleep, to inform possible therapies to negate the detrimental effects, and to increase efforts in decreasing exposure to these harmful environmental factors to improve health.
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- Jianghong Liu
- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Geoffroy PA, Palagini L. Biological rhythms and chronotherapeutics in depression. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 106:110158. [PMID: 33152388 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Depressive syndromes are frequent and heterogeneous brain conditions with more than 90% of patients suffering from sleep complaints. Better characterizing this "sleep" domain may allow to both better treat acute episodes with existing chronotherapeutics, but also to prevent the manifestation or recurrences of mood disorders. This work aims to i) review theoretical and fundamental data of chronotherapeutics, and ii) provide practical recommendations. Light therapy (LT) can be used as a first-line monotherapy of moderate to severe depression of all subtypes. LT can be also used as a combination with antidepressant to maximize patients' response rates, which has a clear superiority to antidepressant alone. Sleep deprivation (SD) is a rapid and powerful chronotherapeutic with antidepressant responses within hours in 45-60% of patients with unipolar or bipolar depression. Different strategies should be combined to stabilize the SD antidepressant effect, including concomitant medications, repeated SD, combination with sleep phase advance and/or LT (triple chronotherapy). Melatonin treatment is of interest in remitted patients with mood disorder to prevent relapses or recurrences, if a complaint of insomnia, poor sleep quality or phase delay syndrome is associated. During the acute phase, melatonin could be used as an adjuvant treatment for symptoms of insomnia associated with depression. The cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) can be recommend to treat insomnia during euthymic phases. The Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT) is indicated for the acute treatment of bipolar depression and for the prevention of mood episodes. Chronotherapeutics should always be associated with behavioral measures for healthy sleep.
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- Pierre A Geoffroy
- Département de psychiatrie et d'addictologie, AP-HP, GHU Paris Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard, F-75018 Paris, France; GHU Paris - Psychiatry & Neurosciences, 1 rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France; Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm, F-75019 Paris, France.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Psychiatric Section, University of Pisa; Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana (AUOP), Pisa, Italy
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Szalontai Ö, Tóth A, Pethő M, Keserű D, Hajnik T, Détári L. Homeostatic sleep regulation in the absence of the circadian sleep-regulating component: effect of short light-dark cycles on sleep-wake stages and slow waves. BMC Neurosci 2021; 22:13. [PMID: 33639837 PMCID: PMC7913432 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-021-00619-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aside from the homeostatic and circadian components, light has itself an important, direct as well as indirect role in sleep regulation. Light exerts indirect sleep effect by modulating the circadian rhythms. Exposure to short light-dark cycle (LD 1:1, 1:1 h light - dark) eliminates the circadian sleep regulatory component but direct sleep effect of light could prevail. The aim of the present study was to examine the interaction between the light and the homeostatic influences regarding sleep regulation in a rat model. METHODS Spontaneous sleep-wake and homeostatic sleep regulation by sleep deprivation (SD) and analysis of slow waves (SW) were examined in Wistar rats exposed to LD1:1 condition using LD12:12 regime as control. RESULTS Slow wave sleep (SWS) and REM sleep were both enhanced, while wakefulness (W) was attenuated in LD1:1. SWS recovery after 6-h total SD was more intense in LD1:1 compared to LD12:12 and SWS compensation was augmented in the bright hours. Delta power increment during recovery was caused by the increase of SW number in both cases. More SW was seen during baseline in the second half of the day in LD1:1 and after SD compared to the LD12:12. Increase of SW number was greater in the bright hours compared to the dark ones after SD in LD1:1. Lights ON evoked immediate increase in W and decrease in both SWS and REM sleep during baseline LD1:1 condition, while these changes ceased after SD. Moreover, the initial decrease seen in SWS after lights ON, turned to an increase in the next 6-min bin and this increase was stronger after SD. These alterations were caused by the change of the epoch number in W, but not in case of SWS or REM sleep. Lights OFF did not alter sleep-wake times immediately, except W, which was increased by lights OFF after SD. CONCLUSIONS Present results show the complex interaction between light and homeostatic sleep regulation in the absence of the circadian component and indicate the decoupling of SW from the homeostatic sleep drive in LD1:1 lighting condition.
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- Örs Szalontai
- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- In vivo Electrophysiology Research Group, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117, Budapest, Hungary.
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Foster RG, Hughes S, Peirson SN. Circadian Photoentrainment in Mice and Humans. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9070180. [PMID: 32708259 PMCID: PMC7408241 DOI: 10.3390/biology9070180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Light around twilight provides the primary entrainment signal for circadian rhythms. Here we review the mechanisms and responses of the mouse and human circadian systems to light. Both utilize a network of photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (pRGCs) expressing the photopigment melanopsin (OPN4). In both species action spectra and functional expression of OPN4 in vitro show that melanopsin has a λmax close to 480 nm. Anatomical findings demonstrate that there are multiple pRGC sub-types, with some evidence in mice, but little in humans, regarding their roles in regulating physiology and behavior. Studies in mice, non-human primates and humans, show that rods and cones project to and can modulate the light responses of pRGCs. Such an integration of signals enables the rods to detect dim light, the cones to detect higher light intensities and the integration of intermittent light exposure, whilst melanopsin measures bright light over extended periods of time. Although photoreceptor mechanisms are similar, sensitivity thresholds differ markedly between mice and humans. Mice can entrain to light at approximately 1 lux for a few minutes, whilst humans require light at high irradiance (>100’s lux) and of a long duration (>30 min). The basis for this difference remains unclear. As our retinal light exposure is highly dynamic, and because photoreceptor interactions are complex and difficult to model, attempts to develop evidence-based lighting to enhance human circadian entrainment are very challenging. A way forward will be to define human circadian responses to artificial and natural light in the “real world” where light intensity, duration, spectral quality, time of day, light history and age can each be assessed.
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Geoffroy PA, Tebeka S, Blanco C, Dubertret C, Le Strat Y. Shorter and longer durations of sleep are associated with an increased twelve-month prevalence of psychiatric and substance use disorders: Findings from a nationally representative survey of US adults (NESARC-III). J Psychiatr Res 2020; 124:34-41. [PMID: 32114030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The lack of comprehensive data on the association between psychiatric and substance use disorders and habitual sleep duration represents a major health information gap. This study examines the 12-month prevalence of mental disorders stratified by duration of sleep. Data were drawn from face-to-face interviews conducted in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions III, a nationally representative survey of US adults (N = 36,309). There were 1893 (5.26%) participants who reported <5h of sleep/night; 2434(6.76%) 5 h/night; 7621(21.17%) 6 h/night; 9620(26.72%) 7 h/night; 11,186(31.07%) 8 h/night, and 3245(9.01%) ≥9 h/night. A U-shaped association was observed between sleep duration and all mental disorders. The prevalence of mental disorders was 55% for individuals with <5 h/night and 47.81% for ≥9 h/night, versus 28.24% for the 7 h/night (aOR = 1.90 and 1.39 respectively). The greatest odds ratios were for the <5 h/night group, with an increased risk above 3-fold for panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychotic disorder, and suicide attempt; between 2 and 3 fold for major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); and between 1 and 2 fold for tobacco and drug use disorders, specific and social phobias. The ≥9 h/night group had an increased risk above 1 to 2-fold regarding tobacco and drug use disorders, MDD, BD, PD, social phobia, GAD, PTSD, psychotic disorder, and suicide attempt. U-shaped associations exist between sleep duration and mental disorders, calling for respect to recommendations for adequate sleep duration in routine clinical care as well as to actions for primary prevention in public health settings.
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- Pierre A Geoffroy
- Département de Psychiatrie et D'addictologie, AP-HP, Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard, F-75018, Paris, France; Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm, F-75019, Paris, France.
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- Paris Diderot University - Paris VII, 5 Rue Thomas Mann, 75013, Paris, France; Department of Psychiatry, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Louis Mourier Hospital, 178 Rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Paris Diderot University - Paris VII, 5 Rue Thomas Mann, 75013, Paris, France; Department of Psychiatry, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Louis Mourier Hospital, 178 Rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
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- Paris Diderot University - Paris VII, 5 Rue Thomas Mann, 75013, Paris, France; Department of Psychiatry, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Louis Mourier Hospital, 178 Rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
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Alterations in circadian rhythms following alcohol use: A systematic review. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020; 99:109831. [PMID: 31809833 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggest a bidirectional link between disrupted circadian rhythms and alcohol use disorders (AUD). A better understanding of these alcohol-induced changes in circadian rhythms will likely provide important therapeutic solutions. We conducted a systematic review based on the PubMed database examining biological rhythms in all stages of alcohol use: acute alcohol consumption, AUD, alcohol withdrawal, and abstinence. Different changes in circadian rhythms have been observed after a single acute alcohol intake, but also during AUD and alcohol withdrawal. Following a single acute alcohol intake, changes in biological rhythms are dose-dependent, reflected in the melatonin and cortisol secretions, and the core body temperature (CBT) rhythms. These alterations normalize the next morning and appear mostly for acute alcohol intake higher than 0.5 g/kg. These alterations are more severe during AUD and persist over time. In addition, interestingly, opposite patterns of the melatonin physiological ratio between diurnal and nocturnal secretion (N/D ratio < 1) have been observed during AUD and appear to be a marker of chronic daily use. During alcohol withdrawal, circadian rhythms desynchronization correlates with the severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms and withdrawal complications such as delirium tremens. During abstinence a resynchronization of circadian rhythms of cortisol and CBT appears in most patients about 1 month after alcohol withdrawal. Disruption of melatonin circadian rhythms can persist after 3-12 weeks of abstinence. The circadian genetic vulnerability associated with biological rhythms alterations in alcohol use disorders increases the risk of relapses. Circadian-based interventions could play a critical role in preventing and treating AUD.
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Henriksen TEG, Grønli J, Assmus J, Fasmer OB, Schoeyen H, Leskauskaite I, Bjorke‐Bertheussen J, Ytrehus K, Lund A. Blue‐blocking glasses as additive treatment for mania: Effects on actigraphy‐derived sleep parameters. J Sleep Res 2020; 29:e12984. [DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Tone E. G. Henriksen
- Department of Clinical Medicine Section for Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Bergen Bergen Norway
- Division of Mental Health Care Valen Hospital Fonna Local Health Authority Haugesund Norway
- Moodnet Research Group Division of Psychiatry Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology Faculty of Psychology University of Bergen Bergen Norway
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- Centre for Clinical Research Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine Section for Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Bergen Bergen Norway
- Moodnet Research Group Division of Psychiatry Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine Section for Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Bergen Bergen Norway
- Division of Psychiatry Stavanger University Hospital Stavanger Norway
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- Department for Psychosis Treatment Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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- Division of Mental Health Care Valen Hospital Fonna Local Health Authority Haugesund Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine Section for Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Bergen Bergen Norway
- Moodnet Research Group Division of Psychiatry Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
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Light therapy with boxes or glasses to counteract effects of acute sleep deprivation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18073. [PMID: 31792259 PMCID: PMC6889287 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54311-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Sleep deprivation, in the context of shift work, is an increasing major public health issue. We aimed to determine whether early light administration can counteract sleep deprivation effects, and to compare LED-glasses with a traditional light therapy box. This cross-over design study included 18 individuals exposed to light therapy for 30 minutes at 5 am after one night of complete sleep deprivation, to mimic the night shift condition. Individuals were randomly exposed to 10,000 Lux light box, 2,000 Lux LED blue-enriched glasses, and control (ambient dim-light at 8 lux). Alertness, cognition and mood were assessed throughout the night and following morning. Five women and 13 men (mean 24.78 year old) presented with a progressive and increasing alteration of alertness, cognition, and mood during each sleep deprivation. A rebound was observed at 8 am resulting from the circadian drive overriding cumulative sleep homeostatic effects. Morning light significantly improved sleepiness and sustained attention from 5 to 7 am. These effects were comparable between devices and significantly different from control. Both devices were overall well and similarly tolerated. Early morning light therapy in the condition of sleep loss may have broad practical applications to improve sleepiness, sustained attention and subsequent risk of accidents.
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Wahl S, Engelhardt M, Schaupp P, Lappe C, Ivanov IV. The inner clock-Blue light sets the human rhythm. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2019; 12:e201900102. [PMID: 31433569 PMCID: PMC7065627 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201900102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Visible light synchronizes the human biological clock in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus to the solar 24-hour cycle. Short wavelengths, perceived as blue color, are the strongest synchronizing agent for the circadian system that keeps most biological and psychological rhythms internally synchronized. Circadian rhythm is important for optimum function of organisms and circadian sleep-wake disruptions or chronic misalignment often may lead to psychiatric and neurodegenerative illness. The beneficial effect on circadian synchronization, sleep quality, mood, and cognitive performance depends not only on the light spectral composition but also on the timing of exposure and its intensity. Exposure to blue light during the day is important to suppress melatonin secretion, the hormone that is produced by the pineal gland and plays crucial role in circadian rhythm entrainment. While the exposure to blue is important for keeping organism's wellbeing, alertness, and cognitive performance during the day, chronic exposure to low-intensity blue light directly before bedtime, may have serious implications on sleep quality, circadian phase and cycle durations. This rises inevitably the need for solutions to improve wellbeing, alertness, and cognitive performance in today's modern society where exposure to blue light emitting devices is ever increasing.
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- Siegfried Wahl
- Institute for Ophthalmic ResearchUniversity of TuebingenTuebingenGermany
- Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbHAalenGermany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic ResearchUniversity of TuebingenTuebingenGermany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic ResearchUniversity of TuebingenTuebingenGermany
- Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbHAalenGermany
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Mosser EA, Chiu CN, Tamai TK, Hirota T, Li S, Hui M, Wang A, Singh C, Giovanni A, Kay SA, Prober DA. Identification of pathways that regulate circadian rhythms using a larval zebrafish small molecule screen. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12405. [PMID: 31455847 PMCID: PMC6712016 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48914-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The circadian clock ensures that behavioral and physiological processes occur at appropriate times during the 24-hour day/night cycle, and is regulated at both the cellular and organismal levels. To identify pathways acting on intact animals, we performed a small molecule screen using a luminescent reporter of molecular circadian rhythms in zebrafish larvae. We identified both known and novel pathways that affect circadian period, amplitude and phase. Several drugs identified in the screen did not affect circadian rhythms in cultured cells derived from luminescent reporter embryos or in established zebrafish and mammalian cell lines, suggesting they act via mechanisms absent in cell culture. Strikingly, using drugs that promote or inhibit inflammation, as well as a mutant that lacks microglia, we found that inflammatory state affects circadian amplitude. These results demonstrate a benefit of performing drug screens using intact animals and provide novel targets for treating circadian rhythm disorders.
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- Eric A Mosser
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.,Program in Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.,Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Centre for Cell and Molecular Dynamics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- PRESTO, JST, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.,Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.
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Faulkner SM, Bee PE, Meyer N, Dijk DJ, Drake RJ. Light therapies to improve sleep in intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep disorders and neuro-psychiatric illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev 2019; 46:108-123. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rupp AC, Ren M, Altimus CM, Fernandez DC, Richardson M, Turek F, Hattar S, Schmidt TM. Distinct ipRGC subpopulations mediate light's acute and circadian effects on body temperature and sleep. eLife 2019; 8:e44358. [PMID: 31333190 PMCID: PMC6650245 DOI: 10.7554/elife.44358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The light environment greatly impacts human alertness, mood, and cognition by both acute regulation of physiology and indirect alignment of circadian rhythms. These processes require the melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), but the relevant downstream brain areas involved remain elusive. ipRGCs project widely in the brain, including to the central circadian pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Here we show that body temperature and sleep responses to acute light exposure are absent after genetic ablation of all ipRGCs except a subpopulation that projects to the SCN. Furthermore, by chemogenetic activation of the ipRGCs that avoid the SCN, we show that these cells are sufficient for acute changes in body temperature. Our results challenge the idea that the SCN is a major relay for the acute effects of light on non-image forming behaviors and identify the sensory cells that initiate light's profound effects on body temperature and sleep.
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- Alan C Rupp
- Department of BiologyJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- Department of NeurobiologyNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonUnited States
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- Department of BiologyJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- Department of NeurobiologyNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonUnited States
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- Department of BiologyJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
- Department of NeuroscienceJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- Department of NeurobiologyNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonUnited States
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Light modulates oscillatory alpha activity in the occipital cortex of totally visually blind individuals with intact non-image-forming photoreception. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16968. [PMID: 30446699 PMCID: PMC6240048 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35400-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The discovery of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) marked a major shift in our understanding of how light information is processed by the mammalian brain. These ipRGCs influence multiple functions not directly related to image formation such as circadian resetting and entrainment, pupil constriction, enhancement of alertness, as well as the modulation of cognition. More recently, it was demonstrated that ipRGCs may also contribute to basic visual functions. The impact of ipRGCs on visual function, independently of image forming photoreceptors, remains difficult to isolate, however, particularly in humans. We previously showed that exposure to intense monochromatic blue light (465 nm) induced non-conscious light perception in a forced choice task in three rare totally visually blind individuals without detectable rod and cone function, but who retained non-image-forming responses to light, very likely via ipRGCs. The neural foundation of such light perception in the absence of conscious vision is unknown, however. In this study, we characterized the brain activity of these three participants using electroencephalography (EEG), and demonstrate that unconsciously perceived light triggers an early and reliable transient desynchronization (i.e. decreased power) of the alpha EEG rhythm (8–14 Hz) over the occipital cortex. These results provide compelling insight into how ipRGC may contribute to transient changes in ongoing brain activity. They suggest that occipital alpha rhythm synchrony, which is typically linked to the visual system, is modulated by ipRGCs photoreception; a process that may contribute to the non-conscious light perception in those blind individuals.
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Xu Q, Lang CP. Revisiting the alerting effect of light: A systematic review. Sleep Med Rev 2018; 41:39-49. [PMID: 29398582 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Light plays an essential role in maintaining alertness levels. Like other non-image-forming responses, the alerting effect of light is influenced by its spectral wavelength, duration and intensity. Alertness levels are also dependent on circadian rhythm (process C) and homeostatic sleep pressure (process S), consistent with the classic two-process model of sleep regulation. Over the last decade, there has been increasing recognition of an additional process (referred to as the third process) in sleep regulation. This third process seems to receive sensory inputs from body systems such as digestion, and is usually synchronised with process C and process S. Previous studies on the alerting effect of light have been mostly conducted in laboratories. Although these studies are helpful in delineating the impact of process C and process S, their ability to assist in understanding the third process is limited. This systematic review investigated the factors that influence the alerting effect of light by examining randomised controlled trials and randomised or counterbalanced crossover studies. Factors that influence light's alerting effect were examined with reference to the three-process model. The post-illuminance alerting effect was examined separately due to its potential to offer flexible workplace-based light interventions to increase or maintain employees' alertness.
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- Qunyan Xu
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Australia
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Pachito DV, Eckeli AL, Desouky AS, Corbett MA, Partonen T, Rajaratnam SMW, Riera R. Workplace lighting for improving alertness and mood in daytime workers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 3:CD012243. [PMID: 29498416 PMCID: PMC6494162 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012243.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to light plays a crucial role in biological processes, influencing mood and alertness. Daytime workers may be exposed to insufficient or inappropriate light during daytime, leading to mood disturbances and decreases in levels of alertness. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of lighting interventions to improve alertness and mood in daytime workers. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, seven other databases; ClinicalTrials.gov and the World Health Organization trials portal up to January 2018. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and non-randomised controlled before-after trials (CBAs) that employed a cross-over or parallel-group design, focusing on any type of lighting interventions applied for daytime workers. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently screened references in two stages, extracted outcome data and assessed risk of bias. We used standardised mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to pool data from different questionnaires and scales assessing the same outcome across different studies. We combined clinically homogeneous studies in a meta-analysis. We used the GRADE system to rate quality of evidence. MAIN RESULTS The search yielded 2844 references. After screening titles and abstracts, we considered 34 full text articles for inclusion. We scrutinised reports against the eligibility criteria, resulting in the inclusion of five studies (three RCTs and two CBAs) with 282 participants altogether. These studies evaluated four types of comparisons: cool-white light, technically known as high correlated colour temperature (CCT) light versus standard illumination; different proportions of indirect and direct light; individually applied blue-enriched light versus no treatment; and individually applied morning bright light versus afternoon bright light for subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder.We found no studies comparing one level of illuminance versus another.We found two CBA studies (163 participants) comparing high CCT light with standard illumination. By pooling their results via meta-analysis we found that high CCT light may improve alertness (SMD -0.69, 95% CI -1.28 to -0.10; Columbia Jet Lag Scale and the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale) when compared to standard illumination. In one of the two CBA studies with 94 participants there was no difference in positive mood (mean difference (MD) 2.08, 95% CI -0.1 to 4.26) or negative mood (MD -0.45, 95% CI -1.84 to 0.94) assessed using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scale. High CCT light may have fewer adverse events than standard lighting (one CBA; 94 participants). Both studies were sponsored by the industry. We graded the quality of evidence as very low.We found no studies comparing light of a particular illuminance and light spectrum or CCT versus another combination of illuminance and light spectrum or CCT.We found no studies comparing daylight versus artificial light.We found one RCT (64 participants) comparing the effects of different proportions of direct and indirect light: 100% direct lighting, 70% direct lighting plus 30% indirect lighting, 30% direct lighting plus 70% indirect lighting and 100% indirect lighting. There was no substantial difference in mood, as assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory, or in adverse events, such as ocular, reading or concentration problems, in the short or medium term. We graded the quality of evidence as low.We found two RCTs comparing individually administered light versus no treatment. According to one RCT with 25 participants, blue-enriched light individually applied for 30 minutes a day may enhance alertness (MD -3.30, 95% CI -6.28 to -0.32; Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and may improve mood (MD -4.8, 95% CI -9.46 to -0.14; Beck Depression Inventory). We graded the quality of evidence as very low. One RCT with 30 participants compared individually applied morning bright light versus afternoon bright light for subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder. There was no substantial difference in alertness levels (MD 7.00, 95% CI -10.18 to 24.18), seasonal affective disorder symptoms (RR 1.60, 95% CI 0.81, 3.20; number of participants presenting with a decrease of at least 50% in SIGH-SAD scores) or frequency of adverse events (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.26 to 1.07). Among all participants, 57% had a reduction of at least 50% in their SIGH-SAD score. We graded the quality of evidence as low.Publication bias could not be assessed for any of these comparisons. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is very low-quality evidence based on two CBA studies that high CCT light may improve alertness, but not mood, in daytime workers. There is very low-quality evidence based on one CBA study that high CCT light may also cause less irritability, eye discomfort and headache than standard illumination. There is low-quality evidence based on one RCT that different proportions of direct and indirect light in the workplace do not affect alertness or mood. There is very low-quality evidence based on one RCT that individually applied blue-enriched light improves both alertness and mood. There is low-quality evidence based on one RCT that individually administered bright light during the afternoon is as effective as morning exposure for improving alertness and mood in subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder.
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- Daniela V Pachito
- Centro de Estudos de Saúde Baseada em Evidências e Avaliação Tecnológica em SaúdeCochrane BrazilRua Borges Lagoa, 564 cj 63São PauloSPBrazil04038‐000
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- São Paulo UniversityNeuroscience and Behavioural SciencesCampus UniversitarioRibeirão PretoSão PauloBrazil14.048‐900
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- Corbett & Associates PtyLtdPO Box 477WalkervilleSouth AustraliaAustralia5081
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- National Institute for Health and WelfareDepartment of HealthMannerheimintie 166HelsinkiFinlandFI‐00300
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- Monash UniversitySchool of Psychological Sciences18 Innovation Walk (Building 17)Monash University Clayton CampusClaytonVictoriaAustralia3800
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- Centro de Estudos de Saúde Baseada em Evidências e Avaliação Tecnológica em SaúdeCochrane BrazilRua Borges Lagoa, 564 cj 63São PauloSPBrazil04038‐000
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Souman JL, Tinga AM, te Pas SF, van Ee R, Vlaskamp BN. Acute alerting effects of light: A systematic literature review. Behav Brain Res 2018; 337:228-239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Madrid-López N, Estrada J, Díaz J, Bassi A, Délano PH, Ocampo-Garcés A. The Sleep-Wake Cycle in the Nicotinic Alpha-9 Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Knock-Out Mice. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:302. [PMID: 29066952 PMCID: PMC5641320 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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There is a neural matrix controlling the sleep-wake cycle (SWC) embedded within high ranking integrative mechanisms in the central nervous system. Nicotinic alpha-9 acetylcholine receptor subunit (alpha-9 nAChR) participate in physiological processes occurring in sensory, endocrine and immune systems. There is a relationship between the SWC architecture, body homeostasis and sensory afferents so that disruption of afferent signaling is expected to affect the temporal organization of sleep and wake states. The analysis of the SWC of 9 nAChR knock-out animals may help to reveal the contribution of alpha-9 nAChR to sleep chronobiological determinants. Here we explore the polysomnogram in chronically implanted alpha-9 nAChR knock-out (KO) and wild-type (WT) individuals of the hybrid CBA/Sv129 mouse strain. Records were obtained in isolation chambers under a stable 12:12 light:dark cycle (LD). To unmask the 24-h modulation of the SWC a skeleton photoperiod (SP) protocol was performed. Under LD the daily quota (in %) of wakefulness (W), NREM sleep and REM sleep obtained in KO and WT animals were 45, 48 and 7, and 46, 46 and 8 respectively. Both groups exhibit nocturnal phase preference of W as well as diurnal and unimodal phase preference of NREM and REM sleep. The acrophase mean angles of KO vs. WT genotypes were not different (Zeitgeber Time: 6.5 vs. 14.9 for W, 4.3 vs. 2.8 for NREM sleep and 5.3 vs. 3.4 for REM sleep, respectively). Transference to SP do not affect daily state quotas, phase preferences and acrophases among genotypes. Unmasking phenomena of the SWC such as wake increment during the rest phase under SP was evident only among WT mice suggesting the involvement of retinal structures containing alpha-9 nAChR in masking processes. Furthermore, KO animals exhibit longer NREM and REM sleep episodes that is independent of illumination conditions. Consolidated diurnal NREM sleep contributed to obtain higher values of NREM sleep delta-EEG activity among KO mice during rest phase. In conclusion, circadian and sleep homeostatic aspects of the SWC are operative among alpha-9 nAChR KO animals. We propose that alpha-9 nAChR participate in retinal signaling processes responsible of the positive masking of sleep by light.
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- Natalia Madrid-López
- Laboratorio de Sueño y Cronobiología, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Sueño y Cronobiología, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Sueño y Cronobiología, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Sueño y Cronobiología, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Sueño y Cronobiología, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Sueño y Cronobiología, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Scholkmann F, Hafner T, Metz AJ, Wolf M, Wolf U. Effect of short-term colored-light exposure on cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation, and systemic physiological activity. NEUROPHOTONICS 2017; 4:045005. [PMID: 29181427 PMCID: PMC5695650 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.4.045005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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There is not yet a comprehensive view of how the color of light affects the cerebral and systemic physiology in humans. The aim was to address this deficit through basic research. Since cerebral and systemic physiological parameters are likely to interact, it was necessary to establish an approach, which we have termed "systemic-physiology-augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy (SPA-fNIRS) neuroimaging." This multimodal approach measures the systemic and cerebral physiological response to exposure to light of different colors. In 14 healthy subjects (9 men, 5 women, age: [Formula: see text] years, range: 24 to 57 years) exposed to red, green, and blue light (10-min intermittent wide-field visual color stimulation; [Formula: see text] blocks of visual stimulation), brain hemodynamics and oxygenation were measured by fNIRS on the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and visual cortex (VC) simultaneously, in addition with systemic parameters. This study demonstrated that (i) all colors elicited responses in the VC, whereas only blue evoked a response in the PFC; (ii) there was a color-dependent effect on cardiorespiratory activity; (iii) there was significant change in neurosystemic functional connectivity; (iv) cerebral hemodynamic responses in the PFC and changes in the cardiovascular system were gender and age dependent; and (v) electrodermal activity and psychological state showed no stimulus-evoked changes, and there was no dependence on color of light, age, and gender. We showed that short-term light exposure caused color-dependent responses in cerebral hemodynamics/oxygenation as well as cardiorespiratory dynamics. Additionally, we showed that neurosystemic functional connectivity changes even during apparently stress-free tasks-an important consideration when using any of the hemodynamic neuroimaging methods (e.g. functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and fNIRS). Our findings are important for future basic research and clinical applications as well as being relevant for everyday life.
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- Felix Scholkmann
- University of Bern, Institute of Complementary Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
- University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Neonatology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Institute of Complementary Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Neonatology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Institute of Complementary Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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Chen S, Reichert S, Singh C, Oikonomou G, Rihel J, Prober DA. Light-Dependent Regulation of Sleep and Wake States by Prokineticin 2 in Zebrafish. Neuron 2017. [PMID: 28648499 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Light affects sleep and wake behaviors by providing an indirect cue that entrains circadian rhythms and also by inducing a direct and rapid regulation of behavior. While circadian entrainment by light is well characterized at the molecular level, mechanisms that underlie the direct effect of light on behavior are largely unknown. In zebrafish, a diurnal vertebrate, we found that both overexpression and mutation of the neuropeptide prokineticin 2 (Prok2) affect sleep and wake behaviors in a light-dependent but circadian-independent manner. In light, Prok2 overexpression increases sleep and induces expression of galanin (galn), a hypothalamic sleep-inducing peptide. We also found that light-dependent, Prok2-induced sedation requires prokineticin receptor 2 (prokr2) and is strongly suppressed in galn mutants. These results suggest that Prok2 antagonizes the direct wake-promoting effect of light in zebrafish, in part through the induction of galn expression in the hypothalamus.
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- Shijia Chen
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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Rhodopsin is the classical light sensor. Although rhodopsin has long been known to be important for image formation in the eye, the requirements for opsins in non-image formation and in extraocular light sensation were revealed much later. Most recent is the demonstration that an opsin in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is expressed in pacemaker neurons in the brain and functions in light entrainment of circadian rhythms. However, the biggest surprise is that opsins have light-independent roles, countering more than a century of dogma that they function exclusively as light sensors. Through studies in Drosophila, light-independent roles of opsins have emerged in temperature sensation and hearing. Although these findings have been uncovered in the fruit fly, there are hints that opsins have light-independent roles in a wide array of animals, including mammals. Thus, despite the decades of focus on opsins as light detectors, they represent an important new class of polymodal sensory receptor.
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- Nicole Y Leung
- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106;
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106;
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Videnovic A, Klerman EB, Wang W, Marconi A, Kuhta T, Zee PC. Timed Light Therapy for Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness Associated With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol 2017; 74:411-418. [PMID: 28241159 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.5192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Impaired sleep and alertness are some of the most common nonmotor manifestations of Parkinson disease (PD) and currently have only limited treatment options. Light therapy (LT), a widely available treatment modality in sleep medicine, has not been systematically studied in the PD population. Objective To determine the safety and efficacy of LT on excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) associated with PD. Design, Settings, and Participants This randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical intervention study was set in PD centers at Northwestern University and Rush University. Participants were 31 patients with PD receiving stable dopaminergic therapy with coexistent EDS, as assessed by an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of 12 or greater, and without cognitive impairment or primary sleep disorder. Participants were randomized 1:1 to receive bright LT or dim-red LT (controlled condition) twice daily in 1-hour intervals for 14 days. This trial was conducted between March 1, 2007, and October 31, 2012. Data analysis of the intention-to-treat population was conducted from November 1, 2012, through April 30, 2016. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome measure was the change in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score comparing the bright LT with the dim-red LT. Secondary outcome measures included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score, the Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale score, the visual analog scale score for daytime sleepiness, and sleep log-derived and actigraphy-derived metrics. Results Among the 31 patients (13 males and 18 females; mean [SD] disease duration, 5.9 [3.6] years), bright LT resulted in significant improvements in EDS, as assessed by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (mean [SD], 15.81 [3.10] at baseline vs 11.19 [3.31] after the intervention). Both bright LT and dim-red LT were associated with improvements in sleep quality as captured by mean (SD) scores on the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (7.88 [4.11] at baseline vs 6.25 [4.27] after bright LT, and 8.87 [2.83] at baseline vs 7.33 [3.52] after dim-red LT) and the Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale (97.24 [22.49] at baseline vs 106.98 [19.37] after bright LT, and 95.11 [19.86] at baseline vs 99.28 [16.94] after dim-red LT). Bright LT improved several self-reported mean (SD) sleep metrics, including sleep fragmentation (number of overnight awakenings, 1.51 [1.03] at baseline vs 0.92 [0.97] after the intervention), sleep quality (sleep diary score, 3.03 [1.01] at baseline vs 3.53 [0.91] after the intervention), and ease of falling asleep (sleep diary score, 2.32 [0.89] at baseline vs 1.83 [0.88] after the intervention). Light therapy was associated with increased daily physical activity as assessed by actigraphy (average activity [SD] counts, 165.01 [66.87] at baseline vs 194.59 [87.81] after the intervention). Conclusions and Relevance Light therapy was well tolerated and may be a feasible intervention for improving the sleep-wake cycles in patients with PD. Further studies are required to determine optimal parameters of LT for PD. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01338649.
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- Aleksandar Videnovic
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 2Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts3Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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In mammals, light exerts pervasive effects on physiology and behavior in two ways: indirectly through clock synchronization and the phase adjustment of circadian rhythms, and directly through the promotion of alertness and sleep, respectively, in diurnal and nocturnal species. A recent report by Pilorz and colleagues describes an even more complex role for the acute effects of light. In mice, blue light acutely causes behavioral arousal, whereas green wavelengths promote sleep. These opposing effects are mediated by melanopsin-based phototransduction through different neural pathways. These findings reconcile nocturnal and diurnal species through a common alerting response to blue light. One can hypothesize that the opposite responses to natural polychromatic light in night- or day-active animals may reflect higher sensitivity of nocturnal species to green, and diurnals to blue wavelengths, resulting in hypnogenic and alerting effects, respectively. Additional questions remain to be clarified. How do different light wavelengths affect other behaviors such as mood and cognition? How do those results apply to humans? How does light pose either a risk or benefit, depending on whether one needs to be asleep or alert? Indeed, in addition to timing, luminance levels, and light exposure duration, these findings stress the need to understand how best to adapt the color spectrum of light to our needs and to take this into account for the design of daily lighting concepts—a key challenge for today’s society, especially with the emergence of LED light technology.
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- Patrice Bourgin
- CNRS-UPR 3212, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, Sleep Disorders Center—CIRCSom, CHU and FMTS, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pachito DV, Eckeli AL, Desouky AS, Corbett MA, Partonen T, Wilson Rajaratnam SM, Riera R. Workplace lighting for improving mood and alertness in daytime workers. Hippokratia 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Daniela V Pachito
- Prossono; Neurology and Sleep Medicine; Rua Itacolomi, 149 Alto da Boa Vista Ribeirão Preto Sao Paulo Brazil 14.025-250
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- São Paulo University; Neuroscience and Behavioural Sciences; Campus Universitario Ribeirão Preto São Paulo Brazil 14.048-900
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- Corbett & Associates PtyLtd; PO Box 477 Walkerville South Australia Australia 5081
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare; Department of Health; Mannerheimintie 166 Helsinki Finland FI-00300
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- Monash University; School of Psychological Sciences; 18 Innovation Walk (Building 17) Monash University Clayton Campus Clayton Victoria Australia 3800
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- Brazilian Cochrane Centre; Centro de Estudos em Medicina Baseada em Evidências e Avaliação Tecnológica em Saúde; Rua Borges Lagoa, 564 cj 63 São Paulo SP Brazil 04038-000
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Hughes S, Jagannath A, Rodgers J, Hankins MW, Peirson SN, Foster RG. Signalling by melanopsin (OPN4) expressing photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Eye (Lond) 2016; 30:247-54. [PMID: 26768919 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2015.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Over the past two decades there have been significant advances in our understanding of both the anatomy and function of the melanopsin system. It has become clear that rather than acting as a simple irradiance detector the melanopsin system is in fact far more complicated. The range of behavioural systems known to be influenced by melanopsin activity is increasing with time, and it is now clear that melanopsin contributes not only to multiple non-image forming systems but also has a role in visual pathways. How melanopsin is capable of driving so many different behaviours is unclear, but recent evidence suggests that the answer may lie in the diversity of melanopsin light responses and the functional specialisation of photosensitive retinal ganglion cell (pRGC) subtypes. In this review, we shall overview the current understanding of the melanopsin system, and evaluate the evidence for the hypothesis that individual pRGC subtypes not only perform specific roles, but are functionally specialised to do so. We conclude that while, currently, the available data somewhat support this hypothesis, we currently lack the necessary detail to fully understand how the functional diversity of pRGC subtypes correlates with different behavioural responses, and ultimately why such complexity is required within the melanopsin system. What we are lacking is a cohesive understanding of how light responses differ between the pRGC subtypes (based not only on anatomical classification but also based on their site of innervation); how these diverse light responses are generated, and most importantly how these responses relate to the physiological functions they underpin.
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- S Hughes
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences), Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences), Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences), Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences), Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences), Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences), Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Alimohammadi I, Zokaei M, Sandrock S. The Effect of Road Traffic Noise on Reaction Time. Health Promot Perspect 2015; 5:207-14. [PMID: 26634199 PMCID: PMC4667263 DOI: 10.15171/hpp.2015.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Traffic noise is one of the main important sources in urban noise pollution, which causes various physiological and psychological effects that can cause disturbs in performance, sleep disturbances, hearing loss and impact on job performance. This study was conducted to verify the impact of road traffic noise on reaction time in terms of extraversion and sex. METHODS Traffic noise was measured and recorded in 10 arterial streets in Tehran, and then the recorded noise was emitted towards participants in an acoustic room. The participants were 80 (40 cases and 40 controls) students. Personality type was determined by Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) questioner. Reaction time before and after exposure to traffic noise was measured. RESULTS Reaction time before exposure to traffic noise did not differ (P=0.437) significantly between introverts and extraverts. However, it was increased significantly in both groups after exposure to traffic noise (P<0.01). Introvert's reaction time was more increased than that of extraverts. CONCLUSION Traffic noise augmented reaction time of both males and females. This study also revealed that exposure to traffic noise leads to increase in reaction time.
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- Iraj Alimohammadi
- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Applied Ergonomics and Industrial Engineering, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Jagannath A, Hughes S, Abdelgany A, Pothecary CA, Di Pretoro S, Pires SS, Vachtsevanos A, Pilorz V, Brown LA, Hossbach M, MacLaren RE, Halford S, Gatti S, Hankins MW, Wood MJA, Foster RG, Peirson SN. Isoforms of Melanopsin Mediate Different Behavioral Responses to Light. Curr Biol 2015; 25:2430-4. [PMID: 26320947 PMCID: PMC4580334 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Melanopsin (OPN4) is a retinal photopigment that mediates a wide range of non-image-forming (NIF) responses to light including circadian entrainment, sleep induction, the pupillary light response (PLR), and negative masking of locomotor behavior (the acute suppression of activity in response to light). How these diverse NIF responses can all be mediated by a single photopigment has remained a mystery. We reasoned that the alternative splicing of melanopsin could provide the basis for functionally distinct photopigments arising from a single gene. The murine melanopsin gene is indeed alternatively spliced, producing two distinct isoforms, a short (OPN4S) and a long (OPN4L) isoform, which differ only in their C terminus tails. Significantly, both isoforms form fully functional photopigments. Here, we show that different isoforms of OPN4 mediate different behavioral responses to light. By using RNAi-mediated silencing of each isoform in vivo, we demonstrated that the short isoform (OPN4S) mediates light-induced pupillary constriction, the long isoform (OPN4L) regulates negative masking, and both isoforms contribute to phase-shifting circadian rhythms of locomotor behavior and light-mediated sleep induction. These findings demonstrate that splice variants of a single receptor gene can regulate strikingly different behaviors.
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- Aarti Jagannath
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Pharma Research and Early Development, DTA Neuroscience pRED, Grenzacherstrasse 124, Basel 4070, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Pharma Research and Early Development, DTA Neuroscience pRED, Grenzacherstrasse 124, Basel 4070, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Axolabs GmbH, Fritz-Hornschuch-Straße 9, 95326 Kulmbach, Germany
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Pharma Research and Early Development, DTA Neuroscience pRED, Grenzacherstrasse 124, Basel 4070, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Levels 5-6 West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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Muindi F, Colas D, Ikeme J, Ruby NF, Heller HC. Loss of Melanopsin Photoreception and Antagonism of the Histamine H3 Receptor by Ciproxifan Inhibit Light-Induced Sleep in Mice. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128175. [PMID: 26083020 PMCID: PMC4471207 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Light has direct effects on sleep and wakefulness causing arousal in diurnal animals and sleep in nocturnal animals. In the present study, we assessed the modulation of light-induced sleep by melanopsin and the histaminergic system by exposing mice to millisecond light flashes and continuous light respectively. First, we show that the induction of sleep by millisecond light flashes is dose dependent as a function of light flash number. We found that exposure to 60 flashes of light occurring once every 60 seconds for 1-h (120-ms of total light over an hour) induced a similar amount of sleep as a continuous bright light pulse. Secondly, the induction of sleep by millisecond light flashes was attenuated in the absence of melanopsin when animals were presented with flashes occurring every 60 seconds over a 3-h period beginning at ZT13. Lastly, the acute administration of a histamine H3 autoreceptor antagonist, ciproxifan, blocked the induction of sleep by a 1-h continuous light pulse during the dark period. Ciproxifan caused a decrease in NREMS delta power and an increase in theta activity during both sleep and wake periods respectively. The data suggest that some form of temporal integration occurs in response to millisecond light flashes, and that this process requires melanopsin photoreception. Furthermore, the pharmacological data suggest that the increase of histaminergic neurotransmission is sufficient to attenuate the light-induced sleep response during the dark period.
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- Fanuel Muindi
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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