A review of sleep in selected immune and autoimmune disorders.
Evidence for the reciprocal role of the immune system in sleep is growing. Sleep disturbances are believed to be both a cause and a consequence of various immune and autoimmune conditions.
Lashley
Felissa R
FR
College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. lashley@nightingale.rutgers.edu
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000503:physiopathology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000503:physiopathology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*