Sleep and hormonal changes in aging

Age-related sleep and endocrinometabolic alterations frequently interact with each other. For many hormones, sleep curtailment in young healthy subjects results in alterations strikingly similar to those observed in healthy old subjects not submitted to sleep restriction. Thus, recurrent sleep restr...

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Published inEndocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 371
Main Authors Copinschi, Georges, Caufriez, Anne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2013
Subjects
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - secretion
Aging
Animals
Female
Human Growth Hormone - blood
Human Growth Hormone - secretion
Humans
Hydrocortisone - blood
Hydrocortisone - secretion
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - growth & development
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - secretion
Male
Melatonin - secretion
Pineal Gland - growth & development
Pineal Gland - secretion
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior - blood
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior - secretion
Pituitary-Adrenal System - growth & development
Pituitary-Adrenal System - secretion
Sleep Wake Disorders - blood
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Testis - growth & development
Testis - secretion
Testosterone - blood
Testosterone - secretion
Thyroid Gland - growth & development
Thyroid Gland - secretion
Thyroid Hormones - blood
Thyroid Hormones - secretion
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Summary:Age-related sleep and endocrinometabolic alterations frequently interact with each other. For many hormones, sleep curtailment in young healthy subjects results in alterations strikingly similar to those observed in healthy old subjects not submitted to sleep restriction. Thus, recurrent sleep restriction, which is currently experienced by a substantial and rapidly growing proportion of children and young adults, might contribute to accelerate the senescence of endocrine and metabolic function. The mechanisms of sleep-hormonal interactions, and therefore the endocrinometabolic consequences of age-related sleep alterations, which markedly differ from one hormone to another, are reviewed in this article.
ISSN:1558-4410
DOI:10.1016/j.ecl.2013.02.009