Elevation of Plasma Cytokines in Disorders of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Role of Sleep Disturbance and Obesity
| Autor: | Kathy Tyson, Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, George P. Chrousos, Edward O. Bixler, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Anthony Kales |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male Sleep Wake Disorders medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Population Excessive daytime sleepiness Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Neurological disorder Biochemistry Body Mass Index Proinflammatory cytokine Sleep Apnea Syndromes Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Humans Obesity education Narcolepsy education.field_of_study Sleep disorder Interleukin-6 Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha business.industry Biochemistry (medical) medicine.disease Sleep in non-human animals Cytokines Female medicine.symptom business Somnolence Interleukin-1 |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 82:1313-1316 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7197 0021-972X |
| DOI: | 10.1210/jcem.82.5.3950 |
| Popis: | 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 (P0.001 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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