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The role of circadian phase in sleep and performance during Antarctic winter expeditions.
Sletten, Tracey L; Sullivan, Jason P; Arendt, Josephine; Palinkas, Lawrence A; Barger, Laura K; Fletcher, Lloyd; Arnold, Malcolm; Wallace, Jan; Strauss, Clive; Baker, Richard J S; Kloza, Kate; Kennaway, David J; Rajaratnam, Shantha M W; Ayton, Jeff; Lockley, Steven W.
Affiliation
  • Sletten TL; Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
  • Sullivan JP; Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Arendt J; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
  • Palinkas LA; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Barger LK; Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
  • Fletcher L; Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Arnold M; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Wallace J; Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Strauss C; Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Baker RJS; Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Kloza K; Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Kennaway DJ; Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Rajaratnam SMW; Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Ayton J; Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Lockley SW; Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
J Pineal Res ; 73(2): e12817, 2022 Sep.
Article de En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35833316
ABSTRACT
The Antarctic environment presents an extreme variation in the natural light-dark cycle which can cause variability in the alignment of the circadian pacemaker with the timing of sleep, causing sleep disruption, and impaired mood and performance. This study assessed the incidence of circadian misalignment and the consequences for sleep, cognition, and psychological health in 51 over-wintering Antarctic expeditioners (45.6 ± 11.9 years) who completed daily sleep diaries, and monthly performance tests and psychological health questionnaires for 6 months. Circadian phase was assessed via monthly 48-h urine collections to assess the 6-sulphatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) rhythm. Although the average individual sleep duration was 7.2 ± 0.8 h, there was substantial sleep deficiency with 41.4% of sleep episodes <7 h and 19.1% <6 h. Circadian phase was highly variable and 34/50 expeditioners had sleep episodes that occurred at an abnormal circadian phase (acrophase outside of the sleep episode), accounting for 18.8% (295/1565) of sleep episodes. Expeditioners slept significantly less when misaligned (6.1 ± 1.3 h), compared with when aligned (7.3 ± 1.0 h; p < .0001). Performance and mood were worse when awake closer to the aMT6s peak and with increased time awake (all p < .0005). This research highlights the high incidence of circadian misalignment in Antarctic over-wintering expeditioners. Similar incidence has been observed in long-duration space flight, reinforcing the fidelity of Antarctica as a space analog. Circadian misalignment has considerable safety implications, and potentially longer term health risks for other circadian-controlled physiological systems. This increased risk highlights the need for preventative interventions, such as proactively planned lighting solutions, to ensure circadian alignment during long-duration Antarctic and space missions.
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Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Sujet principal: Expéditions / Mélatonine Langue: En Journal: J Pineal Res Sujet du journal: ENDOCRINOLOGIA Année: 2022 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: Australie

Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Sujet principal: Expéditions / Mélatonine Langue: En Journal: J Pineal Res Sujet du journal: ENDOCRINOLOGIA Année: 2022 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: Australie