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Review
. 2016 Jul-Sep;9(3):164-168.
doi: 10.1016/j.slsci.2016.10.007. Epub 2016 Nov 6.

Sleep, immunity and shift workers: A review

Carlos Mauricio Oliveira de Almeida  1 , Adriana Malheiro  2
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Review

Sleep, immunity and shift workers: A review

Carlos Mauricio Oliveira de Almeida et al. Sleep Sci. 2016 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

To date, shift workers represent between 15% and 25% of the modern day workforce. Work time poses a great challenge to workers as it requires that they balance productivity and sleep time between shifts. As a result, these workers experience chronic sleep deprivation with increased fatigue and drowsiness due to this sleep deprivation. The impact of this kind of work on the immune system is not yet known. We conducted a literature review with the aim of evaluating articles on this specific type of work's effects on sleep and immunity.

Keywords: Immunity; Shift work; Sleep.

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Theoretical model of human chronic deprivation. Activation of the sympathetic system and the hypothalamic adrenal via the central nervous system (CNS); corticotropin release hormone (CRH); adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); and nuclear factor κβ (NFκβ).
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