Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040794
Keywords
sleep; autonomic nervous dysfunction; atherosclerosis; obesity; fatigue; cardiovascular disease
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP16K19562, JP18K08531]
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Behavioral and psychosocial factors related to development of cardiovascular disease have been gaining increased attention. Notably, sleep is considered to be one of the most important behavioral factors involved in progression of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events, with autonomic nervous function a potential mechanism. Several studies have shown associations of sleep and autonomic dysfunction with major surrogate markers of atherosclerosis, such as carotid intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness. Endocrinological, immunological, oxidative, inflammatory, and metabolic responses, as well as endothelial dysfunction may mediate the effects of the autonomic nervous system. For this review, we examined recent findings related to sleep, autonomic nervous dysfunction, and atherosclerosis, with the aim of understanding the involved pathophysiological mechanisms.
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