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Restoring Homeostasis as a Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Obesity and Sleep Disorders

Version 1 : Received: 23 May 2023 / Approved: 23 May 2023 / Online: 23 May 2023 (08:15:14 CEST)

How to cite: Kumar, V.; Ghosh, S.; Mishra, P.K.; Aziz, A.; Mehta, R.; Sinha, J.K. Restoring Homeostasis as a Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Obesity and Sleep Disorders. Preprints 2023, 2023051615. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1615.v1 Kumar, V.; Ghosh, S.; Mishra, P.K.; Aziz, A.; Mehta, R.; Sinha, J.K. Restoring Homeostasis as a Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Obesity and Sleep Disorders. Preprints 2023, 2023051615. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1615.v1

Abstract

Accumulation of extra fats in the body results in disturbance in homeostasis causing obesity. The pathophysiology of obesity has been associated with various genetic, epigenetic factors and the disturbed lifestyles of an individual. One of the outcomes is disturbance in the sleep cycle which leads to sleep disorders. The evolutionary significance of sleep lies in the fact that it saves energy and is crucial for adjustment of an individual to ecological and environmental factors, and thus maintains homeostasis. Sleep has an anabolic function and replenishes the wakefulness-associated loss of glycogen stores. However, the modern lifestyle is well known to disrupt sleep behavior and patterns affecting human health negatively. Alteration in homeostasis leads to several acute and chronic pathophysiological conditions like obesity and related metabolic morbidities being one amongst them. Shorter sleep duration and poor sleep quality are important risk factors associated with the development of obesity and have more adverse effects on energy homeostasis. Consequently, it is crucial to comprehend the obesity and sleep relationship and its therapeutic strategies, given that strong crosstalk exists between energy balance that favors obesity and sleep apnea. It is therefore highly recommended to the people with a high risk of obesity to maintain sleep discipline and good sleep hygiene in our daily life. Interventions are required to improve both sleep quality and quantity, and associated obesity. More focused research is needed for uncovering the pieces of evidence that determine whether such interventions can improve obesity-related health consequences. The present review discusses the important findings on the therapeutic and neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating sleep and obesity.

Keywords

Anti-obesity drugs; BMI; Glucose tolerance; Homeostasis; Obesity; Sleep disturbances; Molecular pathology

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Neurology

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