Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a central role in the regulation of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis, ie, the final common pathway in the stress …

The intention of this review is to summarize the current knowledge on the bidirectional
interaction between sleep EEG and the secretion of corticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol. The …

Abstract Study Objectives: We examined the individual association between sleep duration
and a high serum triglyceride, low HDL cholesterol, or high LDL cholesterol level. Design …

It is well known that insomnia is more frequent in women than in men throughout all age
groups. In this respect insomnia resembles other psychiatric disorders that occur more …

This review summarizes recent developments in the field of sleep regulation, particularly in
the role of hormones, and of synthetic GABAA receptor agonists. Certain hormones play a …

Ghrelin, a growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor ligand was isolated from the
stomach and hypothalamus of rats and humans. In rodents, ghrelin exerts distinct orexigenic …

Middle‐aged and elderly populations exhibit gender differences in polysomnographic (PSG)
sleep; however, whether young men and women also show such differences remains …

Background Hypercortisolism as a sign of hypothamamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA)
axis overactivity and sleep EEG changes are frequently observed in depression. Closely …

Steiger A (Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany). Sleep and endocrinology
(Minisymposium). J Intern Med 2003; 254: 13–22. A bidirectional interaction between sleep …

The aim of the present review is to outline:(i) the association between sleep and
metabolism;(ii) how sleep duration influences the development of disease; and (iii) how sex …