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ArticleThe American journal of gastroenterology2015

Sleep disorders and inflammatory disease activity: chicken or the egg?

Parth J Parekh, Edward C Oldfield Iv, Vaishnavi Challapallisri, J Catsby Ware, David A Johnson

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Article in The American journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Parth J ParekhDepartment ofInternal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Edward C Oldfield IvEastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Vaishnavi ChallapallisriDepartment ofInternal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
J Catsby WareDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
David A JohnsonGastroenterology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep dysfunction is a highly prevalent condition that has long been implicated in accelerating disease states characterized by having an inflammatory component such as systemic lupus erythematosus, HIV, and multiple sclerosis. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, debilitating disease that is characterized by waxing and waning symptoms, which are a direct result of increased circulating inflammatory cytokines. Recent studies have demonstrated sleep dysfunction and the disruption of the circadian rhythm to result in an upregulation of inflammatory cytokines. Not only does this pose a potential trigger for disease flares but also an increased risk of malignancy in this subset of patients. This begs to question whether or not there is a therapeutic role of sleep cycle and circadian rhythm optimization in the prevention of IBD flares. Further research is needed to clarify the role of sleep dysfunction and alterations of the circadian rhythm in modifying disease activity and also in reducing the risk of malignancy in patients suffering from IBD.

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Circadian RhythmAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicColitis, UlcerativeC-Reactive ProteinCrohn DiseaseCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MelatoninNeoplasmsQuality of LifeRecurrenceC-Reactive ProteinCytokinesInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MelatoninToll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID25155226

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