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Ma S, Li P, Li D, Zhou M, Li L, Yin W, Wang P, Zhang Y, Zhu D, Zhu P. Increasing systemic chronic inflammation mediated the association between poor sleep during pregnancy and gestational cardiovascular health. Sleep Health 2023; 9:460-466. [PMID: 37088599 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the association between sleep behaviors and cardiovascular health (CVH) during pregnancy and test whether high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) mediates this association. METHODS The study included 4204 pregnant women from the Maternal and Infant Health cohort study in Hefei (MIH-Hefei). Information on sleep (chronotype, sleep duration, snoring, daytime sleepiness, and insomnia) was collected through a touch-screen structured questionnaire at 16-23 weeks' gestation. CVH (body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol, glucose, and smoking) and hs-CRP were measured at 24-28 weeks' gestation. The role of hs-CRP in the association between sleep and CVH was explored in a mediation analysis, while adjusting for multiple confounding factors. RESULTS Poor sleep score was significantly associated with poor gestational CVH metrics, including an RR of 0.872 (95% CI, 0.810, 0.938) for having all ideal (vs. any nonideal) CVH metrics; hs-CRP level was significantly associated with poor gestational CVH metrics, including an RR of 0.531 (95% CI, 0.432, 0.609) for having all ideal (vs. any nonideal) CVH metrics. Sleep scores were positively correlated with hs-CRP level (β, 0.020, 95% CI, 0.006, 0.034). Mediation analysis revealed that the association between sleep and CVH mediated by hs-CRP was 12.31% (indirect effect, -0.0095, 95% CI, -0.0167, -0.0042). CONCLUSIONS Poor sleep during pregnancy, particularly late chronotype and snoring, may worsen CVH by increasing systemic chronic inflammation.
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- Shuangshuang Ma
- Department of Sleep Disorders, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Fourth People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Mental Health Center, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Nephrology, High-tech Zone, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Hefei, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Hefei, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Hefei, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Hefei, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Sleep Disorders, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Fourth People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Mental Health Center, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Hefei, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Díaz-Fontenla F, Castillo-Pradillo M, Díaz-Gómez A, Ibañez-Samaniego L, Gancedo P, Guzmán-de-Villoria JA, Fernández-García P, Bañares-Cañizares R, García-Martínez R. Refractory hepatic encephalopathy in a patient with hypothyroidism: Another element in ammonia metabolism. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:5246-5252. [PMID: 28811719 PMCID: PMC5537191 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) remains a diagnosis of exclusion due to the lack of specific signs and symptoms. Refractory HE is an uncommon but serious condition that requires the search of hidden precipitating events (i.e., portosystemic shunt) and alternative diagnosis. Hypothyroidism shares clinical manifestations with HE and is usually considered within the differential diagnosis of HE. Here, we describe a patient with refractory HE who presented a large portosystemic shunt and post-ablative hypothyroidism. Her cognitive impairment, hyperammonaemia, electroencephalograph alterations, impaired neuropsychological performance, and magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy disturbances were highly suggestive of HE, paralleled the course of hypothyroidism and normalized after thyroid hormone replacement. There was no need for intervention over the portosystemic shunt. The case findings support that hypothyroidism may precipitate HE in cirrhotic patients by inducing hyperammonaemia and/or enhancing ammonia brain toxicity. This case led us to consider hypothyroidism not only in the differential diagnosis but also as a precipitating factor of HE.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Alcoholism/complications
- Ammonia/blood
- Ammonia/metabolism
- Antithyroid Agents/therapeutic use
- Brain/diagnostic imaging
- Carbimazole/therapeutic use
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/blood
- Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/diagnostic imaging
- Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology
- Drug Resistance
- Dysarthria/blood
- Dysarthria/diagnostic imaging
- Dysarthria/etiology
- Electroencephalography
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Female
- Goiter, Nodular/blood
- Goiter, Nodular/complications
- Goiter, Nodular/drug therapy
- Goiter, Nodular/metabolism
- Hepatic Encephalopathy/blood
- Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnosis
- Hepatic Encephalopathy/drug therapy
- Hepatic Encephalopathy/metabolism
- Humans
- Hyperammonemia/blood
- Hyperammonemia/complications
- Hypothyroidism/blood
- Hypothyroidism/diagnosis
- Hypothyroidism/drug therapy
- Hypothyroidism/metabolism
- Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/blood
- Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/complications
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Portal Vein/abnormalities
- Portal Vein/diagnostic imaging
- Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic
- Propranolol/therapeutic use
- Renal Veins/abnormalities
- Renal Veins/diagnostic imaging
- Thyrotropin/blood
- Thyroxine/therapeutic use
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Vascular Malformations/blood
- Vascular Malformations/complications
- Vascular Malformations/therapy
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Zonoozi S, Ramsay SE, Papacosta O, Lennon L, Ellins EA, Halcox JPJ, Whincup PH, Goya Wannamethee S. Self-reported sleep duration and napping, cardiac risk factors and markers of subclinical vascular disease: cross-sectional study in older men. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e016396. [PMID: 28674146 PMCID: PMC5726087 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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STUDYOBJECTIVES Daytime sleep has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart failure (HF), but the mechanisms remain unclear. We have investigated the association between daytime and night-time sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk markers in older adults including cardiac markers and subclinical markers of atherosclerosis (arterial stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT)). METHODS Cross-sectional study of 1722 surviving men aged 71-92 examined in 2010-2012 across 24 British towns from a prospective study initiated in 1978-1980. Participants completed a questionnaire and were invited for a physical examination. Men with a history of heart attack or HF (n=251) were excluded from the analysis. RESULTS Self-reported daytime sleep duration was associated with higher fasting glucose and insulin levels (p=0.02 and p=0.01, respectively) even after adjustment for age, body mass index, physical activity and social class. Compared with those with no daytime sleep, men with daytime sleep >1 hour, defined as excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), had a higher risk of raised N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide of ≥400 pg/mL, the diagnostic threshold for HF (OR (95% CI)=1.88 (1.15 to 3.1)), higher mean troponin, reduced lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 s) and elevated von Willebrand factor, a marker of endothelial dysfunction. However, EDS was unrelated to CIMT and arterial stiffness. By contrast, night-time sleep was only associated with HbA1c (short or long sleep) and arterial stiffness (short sleep). CONCLUSIONS Daytime sleep duration of >1 hour may be an early indicator of HF.
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- Shahrzad Zonoozi
- UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK
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- UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George’s University of London, London, UK
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- UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK
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Wang H, Leng J, Li W, Wang L, Zhang C, Li W, Liu H, Zhang S, Chan J, Hu G, Yu Z, Yang X. Sleep duration and quality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant Chinese women. Diabet Med 2017; 34:44-50. [PMID: 27154471 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIMS To examine the association between sleep disturbances during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS From 2010 to 2012, 12 506 women in Tianjin, China, were screened using a 50-g 1-h glucose challenge test at 24-28 weeks' gestation. Those with glucose challenge test values of ≥ 7.8 mmol/l were invited to further undergo a 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test. Gestational diabetes was determined according to the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group's definition. Self-reported sleep duration and sleep quality during pregnancy was documented using a modified questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to obtain odds ratios and 95% CIs. RESULTS A total of 919 women (7.3%) had gestational diabetes. Sleep duration was found to have an approximate J-shaped association with gestational diabetes risk after adjusting for covariates. Compared with a sleep duration of 7-9 h/day (43% of 12 506 women), the adjusted odds ratios for sleep duration of ≥ 9 h/day (55%) and < 7 h/day (2%) for gestational diabetes were 1.21 (95% CI 1.03-1.42) and 1.36 (95% CI 0.87-2.14), respectively. Compared with good sleep quality (37.9% of 12 506 women), the adjusted odds ratios of moderate (59.9%) and poor sleep quality (2.2%) for gestational diabetes were 1.19 (95% CI 1.01-1.41) and 1.61 (95% CI 1.04-2.50), respectively. CONCLUSION In pregnant Chinese women, poor sleep quality, and shorter and longer duration of sleep during pregnancy were independently associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes.
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- H Wang
- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women and Children's Health Centre, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Chronic Disease Epidemiology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Population Cancer Research Program and Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Zhang N, Chen S, Chen Y, Guo X, Sun G, Qian H, Sun Y. Daytime sleepiness is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia in rural area of China: A cross-sectional study. Eur J Intern Med 2016; 35:73-77. [PMID: 27321249 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To ascertain whether sleep abnormalities including daytime sleepiness, snoring, apnea, sleep disruption and sleep duration abnormity are significantly associated with hyperhomocysteinemia (Hhcy). METHODS A total of 5992 participants were involved in the cross-sectional study. Sleep abnormalities were evaluated by a structured questionnaire. Hhcy was defined as plasma levels of homocysteine ≥15μm/L. RESULTS After adjustment for age, gender, education, current smoking status and current drinking status, daytime sleepiness (OR, 1.597; 95%CI, 1.210-2.110, P=0.001), sleep duration <6h (OR, 1.273; 95%CI, 1.063-1.524, P=0.009) and sleep duration >8h (OR, 1.205; 95%CI, 1.065-1.364, P=0.003) were significantly associated with Hhcy. While snoring (OR, 1.065; 95%CI, 0.950-1.195, P=0.279), apnea (OR, 1.170; 95%CI, 0.924-1.482, P=0.193), and sleep disruption (OR, 1.065; 95%CI, 0.852-1.331, P=0.580) were not. After further adjustment for body mass index, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, total cholesterol, physical activity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, depression, glomerular filtration rate, hypertension and hyperuricemia, still the increased OR could be found in the daytime sleepiness group (OR, 1.569; 95%CI, 1.145-2.150, P=0.005). However, sleep duration <6h (OR, 1.067; 95%CI, 0.788-1.445, P=0.676) and sleep duration >8h groups (OR, 1.080; 95%CI, 0.883-1.320, P=0.453) were no longer significantly associated with Hhcy. CONCLUSIONS Daytime sleepiness, but not sleep duration abnormity, snoring, apnea and sleep disruption was an independent risk factor for Hhcy.
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- Naijin Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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Andaku DK, D'Almeida V, Carneiro G, Hix S, Tufik S, Togeiro SM. Sleepiness, inflammation and oxidative stress markers in middle-aged males with obstructive sleep apnea without metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study. Respir Res 2015; 16:3. [PMID: 25586501 PMCID: PMC4301978 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-015-0166-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The simultaneous occurrence of metabolic syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness are very common in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Both conditions, if present in OSA, have been reported to be associated with inflammation and disruption of oxidative stress balance that impair the cardiovascular system. To verify the impact of daytime sleepiness on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, we evaluated OSA patients without significant metabolic disturbance. METHODS Thirty-five male subjects without diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome (Adult Treatment Panel III) were distributed into a control group (n = 10) (43 ± 10.56 years, apnea-hypopnea index - AHI 2.71 ± 1.48/hour), a non-sleepy OSA group (n = 11) (42.36 ± 9.48 years, AHI 29.48 ± 22.83/hour) and a sleepy OSA group (n = 14) (45.43 ± 10.06 years, AHI 38.20 ± 25.54/hour). Excessive daytime sleepiness was considered when Epworth sleepiness scale score was ≥ 10. Levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, homocysteine and cysteine, and paraoxonase-1 activity and arylesterase activity of paraoxonase-1 were evaluated. RESULTS Patients with OSA and excessive daytime sleepiness presented increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels even after controlling for confounders. No significant differences were found among the groups in paraoxonase-1 activity nor arylesterase activity of paraoxonase-1. AHI was independently associated and excessive daytime sleepiness tended to have an association with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. CONCLUSIONS In the absence of metabolic syndrome, increased inflammatory response was associated with AHI and daytime sleepiness, while OSA was not associated with abnormalities in oxidative stress markers.
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- Daniela Kuguimoto Andaku
- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- , Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, CEP 04024-002, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- Department of Morphology and Physiology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC-FUABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Knapp A, Myhill PC, Davis WA, Peters KE, Hillman D, Hamilton EJ, Lim EM, Davis TME. Effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on sexual function and serum testosterone in males with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014; 81:254-8. [PMID: 24392703 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There have been no studies of the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on erectile dysfunction (ED) and serum testosterone in men with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a patient group at increased risk of ED and hypogonadism. The aim of this study was to determine whether CPAP improves sexual and gonadal function in males with type 2 diabetes and a pre-CPAP apnoea-hypopnoea index >15/h. DESIGN Substudy of a trial assessing the effect of 3 months of CPAP on cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes. PATIENTS Of 35 males starting CPAP, 27 (mean ± SD age 65.4 ± 9.6 years, median [interquartile range] diabetes duration 12.1 [5.2-15.3] years) completed the trial. MEASUREMENTS Serum total and free testosterone, responses to the Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Aale (ADAM) and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) questionnaires. RESULTS There were no significant changes in mean total or free testosterone (baseline concentrations 12.7 ± 4.5 nm and 0.26 ± 0.07 pm, respectively), or SHIM score (baseline 13 [5-17]), after 3 months of CPAP (P > 0.20). The ADAM score (baseline 6.2 ± 2.1) fell after 1 month (to 5.0 ± 2.6) and was maintained at this level at 3 months (P = 0.015). The Epworth Sleepiness Scale score decreased and self-reported physical activity increased over 3 months (P ≤ 0.017) without a change in body mass index (P = 1.00). CONCLUSIONS These findings imply that CPAP therapy improves somnolence and promotes exercise in men with type 2 diabetes, but that there is no direct benefit for gonadal or sexual function.
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- Arthur Knapp
- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of craniopharyngioma or consequent surgery on melatonin secretion, and the association with fatigue, sleepiness, sleep pattern and sleep quality. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS A total of 15 craniopharyngioma patients were individually matched to healthy controls. In this study, 24-h salivary melatonin and cortisol were measured. Sleep-wake patterns were characterised by actigraphy and sleep diaries recorded for 2 weeks. Sleepiness, fatigue, sleep quality and general health were assessed by Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Short-Form 36. RESULTS Patients had increased mental fatigue, daytime dysfunction, sleep latency and lower general health (all, P≤0.05), and they tended to have increased daytime sleepiness, general fatigue and impaired sleep quality compared with controls. The degree of hypothalamic injury was associated with an increased BMI and lower mental health (P=0.01). High BMI was associated with increased daytime sleepiness, daytime dysfunction, mental fatigue and lower mental health (all, P≤0.01). Low midnight melatonin was associated with reduced sleep time and efficiency (P≤0.03) and a tendency for increased sleepiness, impaired sleep quality and physical health. Midnight melatonin remained independently related to sleep time after adjustment for cortisol. Three different patterns of melatonin profiles were observed; normal (n=6), absent midnight peak (n=6) and phase-shifted peak (n=2). Only patients with absent midnight peak had impaired sleep quality, increased daytime sleepiness and general and mental fatigue. CONCLUSION Craniopharyngioma patients present with changes in circadian pattern and daytime symptoms, which may be due to the influence of the craniopharyngioma or its treatment on the hypothalamic circadian and sleep regulatory nuclei.
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- Line Pickering
- Department of EndocrinologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, DenmarkDanish Center for Sleep MedicineDepartment of Clinical BiochemistryCopenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, DenmarkDepartment of NeurosurgeryCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Department of EndocrinologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, DenmarkDanish Center for Sleep MedicineDepartment of Clinical BiochemistryCopenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, DenmarkDepartment of NeurosurgeryCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Department of EndocrinologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, DenmarkDanish Center for Sleep MedicineDepartment of Clinical BiochemistryCopenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, DenmarkDepartment of NeurosurgeryCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Department of EndocrinologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, DenmarkDanish Center for Sleep MedicineDepartment of Clinical BiochemistryCopenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, DenmarkDepartment of NeurosurgeryCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Department of EndocrinologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, DenmarkDanish Center for Sleep MedicineDepartment of Clinical BiochemistryCopenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, DenmarkDepartment of NeurosurgeryCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Department of EndocrinologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, DenmarkDanish Center for Sleep MedicineDepartment of Clinical BiochemistryCopenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, DenmarkDepartment of NeurosurgeryCopenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark
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Pikovsky O, Oron M, Shiyovich A, Perry ZH, Nesher L. The impact of sleep deprivation on sleepiness, risk factors and professional performance in medical residents. Isr Med Assoc J 2013; 15:739-744. [PMID: 24449976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prolonged working hours and sleep deprivation can exert negative effects on professional performance and health. OBJECTIVES To assess the relationship between sleep deprivation, key metabolic markers, and professional performance in medical residents. METHODS We compared 35 residents working the in-house night shift with 35 senior year medical students in a cross-sectional cohort study. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) questionnaire was administered and blood tests for complete blood count (CBC), blood chemistry panel, lipid profile and C-reactive protein (CRP) were obtained from all participants. RESULTS Medical students and medical residents were comparable demographically except for age, weekly working hours, reported weight gain, and physical activity. The ESS questionnaires indicated a significantly higher and abnormal mean score and higher risk of falling asleep during five of eight daily activities among medical residents as compared with medical students. Medical residents had lower high density lipoprotein levels, a trend towards higher triglyceride levels and higher monocyte count than did medical students. CRP levels and other laboratory tests were normal and similar in both groups. Among the residents, 5 (15%) were involved in a car accident during residency, and 63% and 49% reported low professional performance and judgment levels after the night shift, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Medical residency service was associated with increased sleepiness, deleterious lifestyle changes, poorer lipid profile, mild CBC changes, and reduced professional performance and judgment after working the night shift. However, no significant changes were observed in CRP or in blood chemistry panel. Larger prospective cohort studies are warranted to evaluate the dynamics in sleepiness and metabolic factors overtime.
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- Oleg Pikovsky
- Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Medicine E, Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Surgery and Soroka University Medical Center, Prywes Center for Medical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Inkster B, Riha RL, Van Look L, Williamson R, McLachlan S, Frier BM, Strachan MWJ, Price JF, Reynolds RM. Association between excessive daytime sleepiness and severe hypoglycemia in people with type 2 diabetes: the Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:4157-9. [PMID: 24089545 PMCID: PMC3836106 DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/29/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Sleep-disordered breathing and sleepiness cause metabolic, cognitive, and behavioral disturbance. Sleep-disordered breathing is common in type 2 diabetes, a condition that requires adherence to complex dietary, behavioral, and drug treatment regimens. Hypoglycemia is an important side effect of treatment, causing physical and psychological harm and limiting ability to achieve optimal glycemic control. We hypothesized that sleep disorder might increase the risk of hypoglycemia through effects on self-management and glucose regulation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS People with type 2 diabetes (n = 898) completed questionnaires to assess sleep-disordered breathing, daytime sleepiness, and occurrence of severe hypoglycemia. RESULTS Subjects who scored highly on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale were significantly more likely to have suffered from severe hypoglycemia. This was a significant predictor of severe hypoglycemia in regression analysis including the variables age, sex, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, BMI, and treatment type. CONCLUSIONS Daytime sleepiness may be a novel risk factor for hypoglycemia.
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Wu X, Yu Y, Hu D. [The study on AHI, LSaO2 and ET-1 in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome after H-UPPP]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2012; 26:539-541. [PMID: 22934425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the treatment effect of H-UPPP on patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). METHOD Seventy-nine patients were enrolled in our study. Among which 49 patients were done with H-UPPP, and the other 30 patients were done with UPPP. AHI and LSaO2 were monitored by polysomnography and plasma endothelins-1 were tested with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) before and after operation. RESULT Forty-one patients were improved with reduced snoring and daytime sleepiness one year after operation in H-UPPP group,and the overall efficiency was 83.7%. Twenty-six patients were improved with reduced snoring and daytime sleepiness one year after operation in UPPP group, and the overall efficiency was 86.7%. There were significant differences of AHI, LSaO2 and ET-1 before and after operation between the two groups. Negative correlation was showed between AHI and LSaO2, also between LSaO2 and ET-1. CONCLUSION Both H-UPPP and UPPP were proved to be effective to patients with OSAHS. The perioperative complications with H-UPPP was less than UPPP.
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- Xiaosong Wu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402160, China.
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El-Solh AA, Akinnusi ME, Moitheennazima B, Ayyar L, Relia S. Endothelial function in patients with post-CPAP residual sleepiness. J Clin Sleep Med 2010; 6:251-255. [PMID: 20572418 PMCID: PMC2883036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES The significance of residual excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) on cardiovascular markers in patients with adequately treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP], tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha, and interleukin [IL]-6) in continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)-compliant patients with residual EDS compared with CPAP-compliant patients without residual EDS. METHODS FMD of the brachial artery was measured by ultrasound in 12 CPAP-compliant patients with OSA who had residual EDS and 12 age-, sex-, and body mass index-matched CPAP-compliant patients with OSA who did not have residual EDS on week 8 after initiation of CPAP. Twelve otherwise-healthy subjects without sleep disordered breathing were used as control subjects. Serum concentrations of CRP, TNF-alpha, and IL-6 were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. RESULTS Baseline FMD was comparable among CPAP-compliant patients with residual EDS (7.2 +/- 2.3), CPAP-compliant patients without residual EDS (8.6 +/- 2.1), and control subjects (7.7 +/- 1.4) (p = 0.37). The concentrations of CRP, TNF-alpha, and IL-6 were also not significantly different between subjects with CPAP-compliant residual EDS and those without residual EDS (p = 0.44, p = 0.37, and p = 0.42; respectively). CONCLUSIONS Residual EDS in patients with adequately treated OSA may not represent a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Ali A El-Solh
- The Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14215-1199, USA.
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O'Brien LM, Koo J, Fan L, Owusu JT, Chotinaiwattarakul W, Felt BT, Chervin RD. Iron stores, periodic leg movements, and sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2009; 5:525-31. [PMID: 20465018 PMCID: PMC2792967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Most clinical sleep studies are performed for suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), yet one-quarter to one-half show periodic leg movements (PLMs), for reasons that remain unknown. Several other disparate sleep disorders also increase the risk for PLMs. We examined the novel hypotheses that OSA as a representative sleep disorder could promote lower body iron stores, as reflected by serum ferritin levels, and, through downstream effects on dopaminergic transmission, increase PLMs and daytime sleepiness. METHODS Subjects were recruited as they underwent laboratory-based polysomnography for suspected OSA. Serum ferritin levels were measured the next morning. Each subject completed an Epworth Sleepiness Scale and a brief questionnaire to assess for restless legs syndrome (RLS). RESULTS The frequency of apneic events showed no association with serum ferritin levels, before or after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and likely RLS (each p value > 0.3). Serum ferritin levels did not predict the frequency of PLMs (p = 0.7) or Epworth scores (p = 0.8). Iron deficiency as a dichotomous variable, determined by ferritin levels less than < 50 microg/L or in combination with low transferrin saturation or mean corpuscular volume, showed similar results. In exploratory analyses, contrary to expectations, lower minimum oxygen saturation and increased sleep-stage shifts predicted increased rather than decreased ferritin levels (p = 0.03 and p = 0.02, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Results of this study, powered to detect small to moderate effect sizes, strongly suggest that OSA does not cause lower serum ferritin levels, which, in turn, cannot explain PLMs or daytime sleepiness in these patients.
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- Louise M O'Brien
- Sleep Disorders Center and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Shimomura T, Kaku T, Umeno Y. An elderly woman with somnolence and transient hemiparesis. J Clin Neurosci 2009; 16:426-483. [PMID: 19360928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- Tsuyoshi Shimomura
- Department of Neurosurgery, Oita Red Cross Hospital, 3-2-37, Chiyo-Machi Oita, 870-0033 Japan.
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Arzi L, Shreter R, El-Ad B, Peled R, Pillar G. Forty- versus 20-minute trials of the maintenance of wakefulness test regimen for licensing of drivers. J Clin Sleep Med 2009; 5:57-62. [PMID: 19317382 PMCID: PMC2637167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Objective assessment of the ability to maintain wakefulness, although very important, is still equivocal. A recent study from our lab has shown that the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), when performed with the 20-minute protocol (MWT20), is unreliable in assessing patients who are highly motivated to maintain wakefulness. In this study, we sought to examine whether the 40-minute protocol (MWT40) is a better tool in assessing such individuals. METHODS One hundred sixty-four consecutive subjects referred to our sleep lab by the Medical Institute for Driving Safety were studied. All subjects underwent a full-night polysomnogram followed by an MWT, 4 trials of 40 minutes each. All subjects knew that if they failed the wakefulness test their driving license would be revoked. RESULTS Forty-one subjects out of 164 (25%) fell asleep at least once. Of 39 subjects with severe obstructive sleep apnea, (respiratory disturbance index > 40/h), 19 fell asleep (48.7%). Of 13 subjects with a minimum oxygen saturation level below 65%, 7 fell asleep (53%). In the MWT20, only 7% of patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea fell asleep at least once. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the MWT40 is superior to the MWT20 in detecting difficulties maintaining wakefulness in a highly motivated population. However, our results yield a significantly lower detection of difficulties maintaining wakefulness than those reported in healthy subjects, suggesting that the MWT40 is also highly affected by motivation. We believe that, for a highly motivated population (such as for a driver's license validation), different average sleep-latency threshold should be used than in general population.
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- Limor Arzi
- The Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- The Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- The Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- The Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- The Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Yao SM, Zhang XL. [Association between residual sleepiness and central sleep apnea events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2008; 31:664-669. [PMID: 19080566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible association between residual sleepiness (RS) and central sleep apnea events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) following continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, as well as the effects of adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) on RS. METHODS Following correct application of CPAP treatment and exclusion of other sleepiness-associated disorders, 50 patients with moderate-to-severe OSAS were recruited, including 26 patients with RS (RS group) and 24 patients without RS (control group). The treatment of one month's auto-CPAP (AutoCPAP) followed by one week ASV with autoCS2 ventilator was performed. Comparisons were made separately before treatment, on AutoCPAP and ASV treatments in both groups of the following parameters: polysomnographic parameters including central sleep apnea index (CSAI), micro-arousal index (MAI), etc; daytime Epworth sleepiness score (ESS), and possibly sleepiness-associated factor, i.e., plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Plasma TNF-alpha levels were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). t test and single factor analysis of variances were used for comparison between two groups and within group respectively. q test was used for couple comparison within group at 3 different stages. Pearson correlation test was performed for correlation analysis between 2 variables. RESULTS Before treatment there was no significant difference between two groups in apnea hypopnea index (AHI), MAI, minimal pulse oxygen saturation (minSpO2), ESS and plasma TNF-alpha levels (t: 0.630, 1.223, 0.691, 0.764 and 0.19 2, all P > 0.05). However, the CSAI in RS group was significantly higher than that in the control group [(7.19 +/- 1.75) times/h vs (3.37 +/- 1.04) times/h, t = 4.097, P < 0.05)]. After 1 month's AutoCPAP treatment there was a significant decrease in AHI, CSAI, MAI and ESS in both groups (q: 0.87-112.55, all P < 0.05), but CSAI, MAI and ESS in the RS group than those in the control group [CSAI: (7.19 +/- 1.75) times/h vs (3.37 +/- 1.04) times/h, t = 9.473, P < 0.05; MAI: (9.00 +/- 1.95) times/h vs (2.36 +/- 0.66) times/h, t = 14.385, P < 0.05; ESS: 9.54 +/- 0.51 vs 5.42 +/- 1.32, t = 2.857, P < 0.05). On one weeks' ASV treatment there was such a further significant decrease in CSAI, MAI and daytime ESS in the RS group and the control group. In addition, compared with the plasma TNF-alpha level before treatment in the RS group, there was no statistical difference on AutoCPAP treatment but a significant decrease on ASV treatment. Plasma TNF-alpha levels were positively correlated with ESS (r = 0.503, P < 0.01) and MAI (r = 0.545, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS RS in OSAS patients following CPAP treatment was associated with their CSAI before and during treatment. By effectively eliminating CSA events with ASV, RS was significantly improved, which suggested that ASV was effective in treatment of RS. The elevation of plasma TNF-alpha level was correlated with the severity of sleepiness and may be involved in the pathogenesis of RS.
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- Su-mei Yao
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Ursavaş A, Karadag M, Oral AY, Demirdogen E, Oral HB, Ege E. Association between serum neopterin, obesity and daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Respir Med 2008; 102:1193-7. [PMID: 18579365 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 02/20/2008] [Accepted: 02/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and systemic inflammation may interact through biochemical pathways. Neopterin (NP) is a monocyte/macrophage activation marker produced by macrophages in response to interferon-gamma secreted by activated T-lymphocytes. This study examines the association between NP, obesity and OSA. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 22 newly diagnosed OSA (+) patients and 18 OSA (-) patients. Subjects with history of coronary artery disease, transplant patients, history of alcohol and drug abuse, history of HIV and any other significant medical illnesses such as active infections, autoimmune disease, malignancy, liver disease, pulmonary disease (COPD, asthma,...), neuromuscular disease, patients on immunomodulating therapy or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors were excluded. RESULTS There were no significant differences in age, body mass index (BMI), and smoking habits of the OSA (+) patients and OSA (-) patients. Serum NP levels did not show any significant difference between the OSA (+) patients and OSA (-) patients, however, NP levels were positively correlated with BMI (r=0.320, p=0.044). There was no significant correlation between NP and any of the polysomnographic parameters. The result of stepwise regression analyses (r(2)=0.320, p<0.001) showed that high serum NP levels (p=0.004) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) were a risk factor for elevated Epworth sleepiness score, independent of BMI. CONCLUSION We suggest that serum NP levels correlate with BMI. There was a significant relationship between serum NP levels and excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA patients.
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- Ahmet Ursavaş
- Pulmonary Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.
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Cuellar NG, Ratcliffe SJ. A comparison of glycemic control, sleep, fatigue, and depression in type 2 diabetes with and without restless legs syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med 2008; 4:50-56. [PMID: 18350963 PMCID: PMC2276830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this pilot study was to determine how sleep quality, glycemic control, sleepiness, fatigue, and depression differ in persons with type 2 diabetes with and without restless legs syndrome (RLS). RESEARCH DESIGNS/METHODS: The design was a descriptive, case-control study of participants with type 2 diabetes with and without RLS at the University of Pennsylvania, Rodebaugh Diabetes Center. Thirty-nine participants (adults over 21 years of age who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and had a HbA1c in the last 3 months) were stratified based on RLS diagnostic criteria. Exclusion criteria included severe hypoglycemia identified by seizures or coma related to hypoglycemia or known sleep disorder other than RLS. The primary outcome of sleep was measured by self-report sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) with secondary outcomes including HbA1c, sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale), and depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale). RESULTS Participants with type 2 diabetes with RLS reported a significant difference in quality of sleep (p = .001), sleep latency (p = .04), sleep efficiency (p = .035), use of sleep medications (p < .001), and daytime dysfunction (p = .005). In the total group, higher HbA1c levels were positively correlated with sleepiness (p = 038). Global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores were positively correlated with fatigue (r = .58, p = .002) and depression (r =.74, p < .001). As well, fatigue and sleepiness were positively correlated (r = .36, p = .04). CONCLUSIONS RLS is a significant sleep disorder that may have an impact on diabetes management and health outcomes. More research should be conducted on the impact of RLS in sleep to improve diabetic management.
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- Norma G Cuellar
- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Shah J, Wesnes KA, Kovelesky RA, Henney HR. Effects of food on the single-dose pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of tizanidine capsules and tablets in healthy volunteers. Clin Ther 2007; 28:1308-17. [PMID: 17062304 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2006.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND A multiparticulate capsule formulation of the alpha2-adrenergic agonist tizanidine has been developed to decrease C(max), AUC, and associated somnolence, while maintaining efficacy. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the pharmacokinetics and impact of somnolence on cognitive function after single doses of the tablet and capsule formulations of tizanidine under fed and fasted conditions in healthy volunteers. METHODS This Phase I, single-dose, randomized, open-label, 4-way crossover study was conducted at MDS Pharma Services, Belfast, United Kingdom. Healthy male and female adult subjects received tizanidine (8 mg) as tablets and capsules under fasting and nonfasting conditions. Blood samples were collected to determine plasma tizanidine pharmacokinetic profiles, and computerized cognitive function tests were performed that yielded a validated composite score, Power of Attention, an index of sedation. RESULTS Ninety-six patients were enrolled in the study (54 men, 42 women; mean [SD] age, 27 [8] years [range, 18-52 years]; mean [SD] body weight, 71.7 [12.4] kg [range, 46-102 kg]). Tizanidine tablets and capsules were found to be bioequivalent after fasting. In the fed state, mean C(max) and AUC(0-t) were substantially decreased, by 33.8% and 15.4%, comparing the capsules and tablets, respectively. The median T(max) increased significantly from 1.41 to 3.0 hours (P < 0.001). Administration of the capsules with food resulted in <20% difference in mean C(max) and AUC(0-t) compared with the fasting state, whereas mean C(max) and AUC(0-t) were 22.6% and 45.2% higher when the tablet formulation was administered with food. The onset of impairment in Power of Attention was significantly delayed from 0.75 to 1.5 hours postdose when capsules were administered with food compared with the other conditions (P < 0.001). The most commonly reported adverse events were asthenia, somnolence, and orthostatic hypotension. A significantly lower adverse event rate was observed in the combined capsules group compared with the tablets, suggesting that differences in tolerability may exist. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study in healthy volunteers suggest that the capsule and tablet formulations of tizanidine were bioequivalent only in the fasted state. The capsule formulation exhibited a food effect that reduced C(max) and AUC(0-t), and significantly increased T(max), which was associated with a delay in cognitive impairment. The large interpatient variability in plasma profiles most likely dampened the ability to fully elucidate the differences between the 2 formulations.
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- Jaymin Shah
- Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, California, USA
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A growing body of animal and human research suggests reciprocal associations between sleep and activity of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis. However, few studies have examined associations between sleep and stress-induced cortisol responses in children and adolescents. This pilot study examined associations among 3 sleep parameters (sleep-wake behavior problems, daytime sleepiness, sleep quantity) and cortisol responses to stress in 31 participants ages 10 to 17 (15 males, 16 females). During a "rest" session in which participants habituated to the laboratory, daytime sleepiness, sleep-wake behavior problems, and sleep quantity were assessed using a modified Sleep Habits Survey. On a separate day, participants completed a laboratory stress session involving 3 performance stressors. Salivary cortisol was collected during baseline, stress, and recovery periods. Significant associations between participant reported sleep-wake behavior problems and cortisol reactivity were found, with greater sleep-wake behavior problems associated with decreased cortisol responses. No associations emerged between sleep quantity and cortisol responses to stress; daytime sleepiness showed a trend toward an effect on cortisol reactivity. Although preliminary, results suggest there may be important influences of sleep quality but not quantity on HPA regulation and responses to daytime stressors in children and adolescents, and further study is warranted.
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This case study describes a 14-year-old male suffering from significant academic and personal difficulties, who has been diagnosed with depression, schizotypal personality disorder, and learning disabilities. Because of excessive sleepiness, assessment for a potential sleep disorder was performed. An overnight polysomnographic study revealed no primary sleep disorders. Wrist actigraphy revealed a non-24-hour sleep-wake pattern. Delay in temperature rhythm and dissociation with melatonin rhythms were also noted. Treatment with oral melatonin restored normal sleep-wake schedule. In a follow-up psychiatric evaluation, none of the above diagnoses were present. Greater awareness of sleep disorders may prevent psychiatric misdiagnosis of treatable sleep-wake schedule disorders.
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- Yaron Dagan
- Institute for Fatigue and Sleep Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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STUDY OBJECTIVES The prostaglandin D system plays an important role in animal sleep. In humans, alterations in the prostaglandin D system have been found in diseases exhibiting sleep disturbances as a prominent symptom, such as trypanosoma infection, systemic mastocytosis, bacterial meningitis, major depression, or obstructive sleep apnea. Assessment of this system's activity in relation to human physiologic sleep was the target of the present study. DESIGN Serum concentrations of lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase (L-PGDS, former beta-trace), and plasma levels of the pineal hormone melatonin were measured in 20 healthy humans (10 women, 10 men; aged: 23.3 +/- 2.39 years) at 4-hour intervals over a period of 5 days and nights, which included physiologic sleep, rapid eye movement sleep deprivation, and total sleep deprivation. In addition, the serum L-PGDS and plasma melatonin levels of 6 subjects were determined under conditions of bright white (10,000 lux) or dark red light (< 50 lux) in a crossover design during total sleep deprivation. Nocturnal blood sampling was performed by a through-the-wall tube system. L-PGDS was measured by an automated immunonephelometric assay, and melatonin was analyzed by direct radioimmunoassay. RESULTS Serum L-PGDS concentrations showed marked time-dependent changes with evening increases and the highest values at night (P < .0005). This nocturnal increase was suppressed during total sleep deprivation (P < .05), independent of external light conditions and melatonin secretion. Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation had no impact on circulating L-PGDS levels. CONCLUSIONS The circadian L-PGDS pattern and its suppression by total sleep deprivation indicate an interaction of the prostaglandin D system and human sleep regulation. L-PGDS measurements may well provide new insights into physiologic and pathologic sleep regulation in humans.
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- Wolfgang Jordan
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Germany.
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INTRODUCTION Levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), an important serum marker of inflammation with major implications for cardiovascular morbidity and atherogenesis, are elevated among adult patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). We hypothesized that elevated CRP plasma levels would also be present among children with SDB. METHODS Eighty-one children (mean age: 9.3 +/- 3.7 years) underwent polysomnographic evaluations. Samples for plasma CRP level and lipid profile determinations were drawn the next morning. RESULTS Because plasma CRP levels were not normally distributed in this cohort, logarithmic transformation was applied. Log plasma CRP levels were significantly higher in the SDB group (obstructive apnea/hypopnea index [AHI] of > or =5), compared with the mild SDB group (AHI of > or =1 and <5) and the control group (AHI of <1). Significant positive correlations were found between log CRP levels and AHI (r =.53) and arousal index (r =.28), whereas an inverse correlation was found between the lowest nocturnal arterial oxygen saturation and log CRP levels (r = -.47). These correlations persisted after exclusion of outliers. Moreover, 94% of the children with elevated log CRP levels reported excessive daytime sleepiness and/or learning problems, compared with 62% of the children with normal log CRP levels. CONCLUSIONS Plasma CRP levels were increased among some children with SDB and were correlated with AHI, arterial oxygen saturation nadir, and arousal index measures. These changes were particularly prominent among children who were sleepy or presented with neurobehavioral complaints. The intermittent hypoxemia and sleep fragmentation of SDB may underlie inflammatory responses, the magnitude of which may ultimately lead to the cardiovascular, cognitive, and behavioral morbidities of SDB.
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- Riva Tauman
- Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute, Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
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Garcia-Borreguero D, Schwarz C, Larrosa O, de la Llave Y, Garcia de Yébenes J. L-DOPA-induced excessive daytime sleepiness in PD: a placebo-controlled case with MSLT assessment. Neurology 2004; 61:1008-10. [PMID: 14557583 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.61.7.1008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A 74-year-old patient with idiopathic Parkinson's disease was evaluated for unintended sleep episodes that occurred after long-term treatment with 400 mg/day of L-dopa. Overnight sleep studies and multiple sleep latency testing were carried out under double-blind administration of either L-dopa or placebo. Mean sleep latency with L-dopa was 7 minutes, in contrast to a normal value of 19 minutes, 25 seconds with placebo. The authors' results suggest that L-dopa may cause daytime somnolence in some patients with Parkinson's disease.
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- D Garcia-Borreguero
- Department of Neurology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Overeem S, van Hilten JJ, Ripley B, Mignot E, Nishino S, Lammers GJ. Normal hypocretin-1 levels in Parkinson's disease patients with excessive daytime sleepiness. Neurology 2002; 58:498-9. [PMID: 11839864 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.58.3.498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- S Overeem
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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Nishikai M, Tomomatsu S, Hankins RW, Takagi S, Miyachi K, Kosaka S, Akiya K. Autoantibodies to a 68/48 kDa protein in chronic fatigue syndrome and primary fibromyalgia: a possible marker for hypersomnia and cognitive disorders. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2001; 40:806-10. [PMID: 11477286 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.7.806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify antinuclear antibodies (ANA) specific for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and in related conditions such as fibromyalgia (FM) or psychiatric disorders. METHODS One hundred and fourteen CFS patients and 125 primary and secondary FM patients were selected based on criteria advocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the American College of Rheumatology, respectively. As controls, healthy subjects and patients with either various psychiatric disorders or diffuse connective tissue diseases were included. Autoantibodies were examined by immunoblot utilizing HeLa cell extracts as the antigen. RESULTS Autoantibodies to a 68/48 kDa protein were present in 13.2 and 15.6% of patients with CFS and primary FM, respectively. In addition, autoantibodies to a 45 kDa protein were found in 37.1 and 21.6% of the patients with secondary FM and psychiatric disorders, respectively. Meanwhile, these two autoantibodies were not found at all in connective tissue disease patients without FM, nor in healthy subjects (P<0.05). As a group, the anti-68/48 kDa-positive CFS patients presented more frequently with hypersomnia (P<0.005), short-term amnesia (P<0.07) or difficulty in concentration (P<0.05) than those CFS patients without the antibodies. CONCLUSIONS The presence of the anti-68/48 kDa protein antibodies in a portion of both CFS and primary FM patients suggests the existence of a common immunological background. These antibodies may find utility as possible markers for a clinicoserological subset of CFS/FM patients with hypersomnia and cognitive complaints.
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- M Nishikai
- National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Lee KA, McEnany G, Zaffke ME. REM sleep and mood state in childbearing women: sleepy or weepy? Sleep 2000; 23:877-85. [PMID: 11083596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To test the hypotheses that: 1) an increase in endogenous progesterone levels during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle will alter REM sleep and mood state, and 2) a decrease in endogenous progesterone levels during postpartum will also alter REM sleep and mood state. DESIGN A longitudinal descriptive study utilizing ambulatory polysomnography for two consecutive nights at seven time points. SETTING Subject's homes. PARTICIPANTS The first hypothesis was tested with 34 women studied during both the follicular and luteal phases of their menstrual cycle. The second hypothesis was tested with 31 women who completed the sleep studies during pregnancy and at one month postpartum. INTERVENTIONS N/A. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Women who ovulated (high levels of serum progesterone in the luteal phase) had shorter REM latency, more REM sleep, and more positive mood state compared to those who did not ovulate (low luteal progesterone). Compared to the third trimester (high progesterone), REM latency was significantly shorter at one month postpartum (low progesterone). Mood state was most positive at the second trimester and most negative at one month postpartum. CONCLUSIONS REM sleep and mood state were related to low progesterone levels during the menstrual cycle, but postpartum REM sleep and mood state were related to increased wake time rather than changes in progesterone levels.
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- K A Lee
- University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, 94143-0606, USA.
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Vgontzas AN, Papanicolaou DA, Bixler EO, Kales A, Tyson K, Chrousos GP. Elevation of plasma cytokines in disorders of excessive daytime sleepiness: role of sleep disturbance and obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997; 82:1313-6. [PMID: 9141509 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.5.3950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 502] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and fatigue are frequent symptoms in the general population and the chief complaint of the majority of patients at Sleep Disorders Centers. There is evidence that the inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and IL-6 are involved in physiological sleep regulation and that their administration to humans is associated with sleepiness and fatigue. To explore whether plasma levels of TNF alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 are elevated in patients with EDS, we measured morning plasma levels of TNF alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 in 12 sleep apneics, 11 narcoleptics, 8 idiopathic hypersomniacs, and 10 normal controls. TNF alpha was significantly elevated in sleep apneics and narcoleptics compared to that in normal controls (P < 0.001 and P = 0.001, respectively). Plasma IL-1beta concentrations were not different between sleep disorder patients and controls, whereas IL-6 was markedly and significantly elevated in sleep apneics compared to that in normal controls (P = 0.028). The primary factor influencing TNF alpha values was the degree of nocturnal sleep disturbance, whereas the primary determinant for IL-6 levels was the body mass index. Our findings suggest that TNF alpha and IL-6 might play a significant role in mediating sleepiness and fatigue in disorders of EDS in humans.
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- A N Vgontzas
- Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey 17033, USA
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Fernández JM, Lara I, Gila L, O'Neill of Tyrone A, Tovar J, Gimeno A. Disturbed hypothalamic-pituitary axis in idiopathic recurring hypersomnia syndrome. Acta Neurol Scand 1990; 82:361-3. [PMID: 1963255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb03317.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Disturbed function of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis at adrenal and thyroid levels was found during an episode of hypersomnia in the idiopathic recurring hypersomnia syndrome. These endocrinological abnormalities, abolished ACTH and cortisol responses to insulin-induced hypoglycemia and absent TSH response to TRH, normalised thereafter in the symptom-free interval. These data support the hypothesis that Kleine-Levin syndrome is related to an intermittent hypothalamic dysfunction.
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- J M Fernández
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Erkwoh R. [Sleeping depression. Psychopathological and biochemical findings in a single case analysis]. Nervenarzt 1986; 57:538-41. [PMID: 2876396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Montplaisir J, de Champlain J, Young SN, Missala K, Sourkes TL, Walsh J, Rémillard G. Narcolepsy and idiopthic hypersomnia: biogenic amines and related compounds in CSF. Neurology 1982; 32:1299-302. [PMID: 6890168 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.32.11.1299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Orr WC, Martin RJ, Imes NK, Rogers RM, Stahl ML. Hypersomnolent and nonhypersomnolent patients with upper airway obstruction during sleep. Chest 1979; 75:418-22. [PMID: 221152 DOI: 10.1378/chest.75.4.418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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When the syndrome consisting of sleep-induced apnea and hypersomnolence is due to upper airway obstruction, the hypersomnolence is believed to be the direct result of deprivation of sleep related to such obstructions. The purpose of this report is to describe a group of four asymptomatic subjects with upper airway obstruction during sleep. These subjects were matched with a group of patients with the syndrome of sleep-induced apnea and hypersomnolence. There were no significant differences between symptomatic and asymptomatic groups in terms of the absolute number of upper airway obstructions (252 vs 231), their mean duration (20.8 vs 25.9 seconds), the mean arterial carbon dioxide tension during sleep (39 vs 39 mm Hg), or the electroencephalographic patterns during sleep. The only variables that emerged as significantly different between the two groups were the weights (128 vs 90 kg; P less than 0.05), the low arterial oxygen pressure (PaO2) on waking (54 vs 80 mm Hg; P less than 0.002), and the lower PaO2 during sleep (47 vs 70 mm Hg; P less than 0.01) in the symptomatic patients. From these data, we conclude that the hypersomnolence in patients with sleep-induced apnea due to upper airway obstruction cannot be explained by deprivation of sleep, and other factors need to be carefully examined in future studies.
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There is evidence that in myotonic dystrophy, the endocrine and central nervous systems are affected. To study a possible relationship between both defects, we investigated nocturnal sleep patterns and associated growth hormone secretion in two men and three women with myotonic dystrophy. In three patients who were clinically the most severely affected by myotonic dystrophy, plasma growth hormone elevations related to the slow-wave phase of sleep were absent. The two least severely affected patients had plasma growth hormone increases of low magnitude and brief duration (from 0.4 ng per milliliter to 13.0 ng per milliliter). These data suggest a failure of integration at a subcortical level of the slow-wave phase of sleep with the hypothalamic-pituitary mechanisms of growth hormone secretion. Thalamic neuronal lesions occurring in myotonic dystrophy could be responsible for such failure.
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