Revisión en Neurociencia

Interrelations between sleep and the immune status

C. Barriga-Ibars, A.B. Rodríguez-Moratinos, S. Esteban, R.V. Rial [REV NEUROL 2005;40:548-556] PMID: 15898017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.4009.2005250

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Volumen 40 | Number 09 | Nº of views of the article 9.376 | Nº of PDF downloads 2.266 | Article publication date 01/05/2005

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION The idea of the healing effects of the sleep over the disease is quite extended. Besides, the sleep and the circadian rhythms cause deep changes on the immune function. Reciprocally, the sleep also suffers deep changes when the immune system is challenged during an external aggression. DEVELOPMENT. This review shows some of the data supporting both observations. From the relationships between the sleep and the immune system, it has been proposed that one function of sleep is just to support the immune defense. However, an important fraction of the relationships between sleep and immune function might be a response to the stress produced both during the sleep disorders and when the organism activates the immune defense. Moreover, the epidemiological evidence only shows negligible results when contrasting the amount of sleep and the life expectancy. CONCLUSION. It seems thus probable that the relationships between sleep and immune function are only a reflect of additional factors, such as stress, which cause deep changes in sleep and immunity. KeywordsCircadian rhythms Immune status Immune system Sleep Stress CategoriesNeurociencia básica Neuropsiquiatría Sueño

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