Sleep disorders and genes

Eric Murillo-Rodríguez, Tetsuya Yamamoto, André Barciela Veras, Nuno Barbosa Rocha, Diogo Telles-Correira, Sérgio Machado, Diogo Monteiro, Henning Budde, Pablo Torterolo

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Abstract

The sleep-wake cycle is a neurobiological phenomenon that shows intervals of activity alternating with restfulness that appears with a periodicity approximating the 24-hour day-night cycle. The sleep-wake cycle is under the control of diverse neuroanatomical and neurochemical systems, including monoaminergic, cholinergic, adenosinergic among many other systems. In addition, neuroanatomical centers linked to sleep promotion, such as the hypothalamus, project to the cerebral cortex, subcortical relays, and brainstem. In addition, the sleep-wake cycle has been associated to aberrant features known as sleep disorders. Here, we will discuss the role of specific gene expression on sleep disturbances. Given the expansion of the knowledge in the sleep-wake cycle area, it is indeed ambitious to describe all the genetics involved in the sleep modulation. However, in this chapter we reviewed the current understanding of the sleep disorders and gene expression.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Behavioral, Molecular, Pharmacological, and Clinical Basis of the Sleep-Wake Cycle
PublisherElsevier
Pages143-158
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9780128164303
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • CRISPR-cas9
  • Gene
  • Insomnia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Restless legs syndrome
  • Sleep-wake cycle

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