ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017
Dietary Zinc Acts as a Sleep Modulator.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of Maternal Zinc Deficiency and Post-Weaning Zinc Status on Neuroendocrine Markers Associated with Pubertal Regulation in Female Rat Offspring.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Is Zinc Accumulation Increased in Hyperplastic Compared to Normal Prostate Tissue.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Dietary intake, lifestyle behaviors, and sleep architecture among night-shift medical residents: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Magnesium and Zinc Are Associated with Sleep Quality in Saudi Adults: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Nutritional Interventions for Enhancing Sleep Quality: The Role of Diet and Key Nutrients in Regulating Sleep Patterns and Disorders.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Nutrition Strategies to Promote Sleep in Elite Athletes: A Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ocular and Neurological Sequelae in Long COVID: Dry Eye, Asthenopia, Sleep Disorders, Asthenia, and Restless Legs Syndrome-A Case Report with Literature Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Associations of Dietary Zinc Supplementation and Sleep Patterns with Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Subtle concentration changes in zinc hold the key to fibrillation of α-synuclein: an updated insight on the micronutrient's role in prevention of neurodegenerative disorders.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Review
- Importance of Zinc Homeostasis for Normal Cardiac Rhythm.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Review
- Effects of zinc supplementation on sleep quality in humans: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Health science reports · 2024Article
- A Risk Correlative Model for Sleep Disorders in Chinese Older Adults Based on Blood Micronutrient Levels: A Matched Case-Control Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Herbal and Natural Supplements for Improving Sleep: A Literature Review.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- In Males with Adequate Dietary Needs Who Present No Sleep Disturbances, Is an Acute Intake of Zinc Magnesium Aspartate, Following Either Two Consecutive Nights of 8 or 4 h of Sleep Deprivation, Beneficial for Sleep and Morning Stroop Interference Performance?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nutritional Support: The Use of Antioxidants in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
While zinc is known to be important for many biological processes in animals at a molecular and physiological level, new evidence indicates that it may also be involved in the regulation of sleep. Recent research has concluded that zinc serum concentration varies with the amount of sleep, while orally administered zinc increases the amount and the quality of sleep in mice and humans. In this review, we provide an exhaustive study of the literature connecting zinc and sleep, and try to evaluate which molecular mechanism is likely to be involved in this phenomenon. A better understanding should provide critical information not only about the way zinc is related to sleep but also about how sleep itself works and what its real function is.
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