title: Impact of five nights of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism, leptin and testosterone in young adult men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sleep restriction is associated with development of metabolic ill-health, and hormonal mechanisms may underlie these effects. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of short term sleep restriction on male health, particularly glucose metabolism, by examining adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol, glucose, insulin, triglycerides, leptin, testosterone, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG).
  
  
  RESULTS
  N = 14 healthy men (aged 27.4±3.8, BMI 23.5±2.9) underwent a laboratory-based sleep restriction protocol consisting of 2 baseline nights of 10 h time in bed (TIB) (B1, B2; 22:00-08:00), followed by 5 nights of 4 h TIB (SR1-SR5; 04:00-08:00) and a recovery night of 10 h TIB (R1; 22:00-08:00). Subjects were allowed to move freely inside the laboratory; no strenuous activity was permitted during the study. Food intake was controlled, with subjects consuming an average 2000 kcal/day. Blood was sampled through an indwelling catheter on B1 and SR5, at 09:00 (fasting) and then every 2 hours from 10:00-20:00. On SR5 relative to B1, glucose (F(1,168) = 25.3, p<0.001) and insulin (F(1,168) = 12.2, p<0.001) were increased, triglycerides (F(1,168) = 7.5, p = 0.007) fell and there was no significant change in fasting homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) determined insulin resistance (F(1,168) = 1.3, p = 0.18). Also, cortisol (F(1,168) = 10.2, p = 0.002) and leptin (F(1,168) = 10.7, p = 0.001) increased, sex hormone binding globulin (F(1,167) = 12.1, p<0.001) fell and there were no significant changes in ACTH (F(1,168) = 0.3, p = 0.59) or total testosterone (F(1,168) = 2.8, p = 0.089).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sleep restriction impaired glucose, but improved lipid metabolism. This was associated with an increase in afternoon cortisol, without significant changes in ACTH, suggesting enhanced adrenal reactivity. Increased cortisol and reduced sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) are both consistent with development of insulin resistance, although hepatic insulin resistance calculated from fasting HOMA did not change significantly. Short term sleep curtailment leads to changes in glucose metabolism and adrenal reactivity, which when experienced repeatedly may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes.
authors: Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors: Amy C
authors: AC
authors: Reynolds
authors: Jillian
authors: J
authors: Dorrian
authors: Peter Y
authors: PY
authors: Liu
authors: Hans P A
authors: HP
authors: Van Dongen
authors: Gary A
authors: GA
authors: Wittert
authors: Lee J
authors: LJ
authors: Harmer
authors: Siobhan
authors: S
authors: Banks
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D001066:Appetite; D002149:Energy Intake; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012528:Satiety Response; D057566:Self Report; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000378:metabolism; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D020738:Leptin; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D013739:Testosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D005947:Glucose; D006854:Hydrocortisone