title: [Sleep endocrinology].
abstract: Human sleep is characterized by the cyclic occurrence of episodes of non-REM and REM sleep and by distinct secretory patterns of several hormones. During depression and aging there are similar changes in the neurophysiological and the neuroendocrine components of sleep. A review of data deriving from clinical studies in patients and controls and from animal research supports the view of a bidirectional interaction between sleep structure and nocturnal hormone secretion. These data suggest that changes in the activity of neurohormones have a key role in the development of aberrant sleep during depression and during aging.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Klinisches Institut, München.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steiger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012016:Reference Values; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D009479:Neuropeptides
vernacular_title: Schlafendokrinologie.