Sleep restriction
Intervention2 papers5 findings
- Human trial1
- Animals1
Outcomes
5Cellular senescence
no changein rats1Very low certainty
1 study
Cellular senescence
no changein rats1Very low certainty
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
Recognition memory
downin rats1Very low certainty
1 study
Recognition memory
downin rats1Very low certainty
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
Inflammation
upin rats1Very low certainty
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
Blood-brain barrier permeability
upin rats1Very low certainty
1 study
Blood-brain barrier permeability
upin rats1Very low certainty
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
DNA damage response
upin humans1
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
Funding
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUS$729.1k1 grant since 2024