Higher plasma interleukin-18 levels associated with poor quality of sleep in peritoneal dialysis patients
Author(s) -
JuYeh Yang,
JenqWen Huang,
ChihKang Chiang,
Chengyu Pan,
KwanDun Wu,
TunJun Tsai,
Chen Wy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfm231
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , sleep (system call) , sleep quality , end stage renal disease , interleukin 6 , dialysis , hemodialysis , kidney disease , cytokine , endocrinology , insomnia , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Sleep disorders are prevalent in patients with end-stage renal disease. Increasing evidence suggests that cytokines are involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between quality of sleep and plasma interleukin-18 levels in peritoneal dialysis patients.
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