Sleep restriction

Intervention2 papers5 findings

  • Human trial1
  • Animals1

Outcomes

5

Cellular senescence

no changein rats1Very low certainty

1 study
  1. Sleep restriction has no effect on cellular senescence in rats.

    Animalsin aged animals10 consecutive days, every three monthsfemales

    Recurrent Sleep Restriction During Aging Induces Early Recognition Memory Impairment, Neuroinflammation, and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Female Wistar Rats · Research Square · 2 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Cellular senescence →

Recognition memory

downin rats1Very low certainty

1 study
  1. Sleep restriction impairs recognition memory in rats.

    Animalsrecurrent sleep restriction10 consecutive days, every three monthsfemales

    Recurrent Sleep Restriction During Aging Induces Early Recognition Memory Impairment, Neuroinflammation, and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Female Wistar Rats · Research Square · 2 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Inflammation

upin rats1Very low certainty

1 study
  1. Sleep restriction increases inflammation in rats.

    Animalsrecurrent sleep restrictionhippocampus10 consecutive days, every three monthsfemales

    Recurrent Sleep Restriction During Aging Induces Early Recognition Memory Impairment, Neuroinflammation, and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Female Wistar Rats · Research Square · 2 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Inflammation →

Blood-brain barrier permeability

upin rats1Very low certainty

1 study
  1. Sleep restriction increases blood-brain barrier permeability in rats.

    Animalsrecurrent sleep restrictioncerebral cortex10 consecutive days, every three monthsfemales

    Recurrent Sleep Restriction During Aging Induces Early Recognition Memory Impairment, Neuroinflammation, and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Female Wistar Rats · Research Square · 2 Sep 2026 · Preprint

DNA damage response

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Sleep restriction activates DNA damage response in humans.

    “Experimentally restricting sleep in older adults led to acute changes in gene expression indicating increased DNA damage response and senescence related inflammatory activation.”

    Review

    SLEEP: A GEROSCIENCE TARGET · GSA 2024 abstract · 31 Dec 2024

DNA damage response →

Funding

National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUS$729.1k1 grant since 2024

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