Brain Mechanisms of Sleep Related Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 40041
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Interests: the neurophysiological mechanisms of respiratory and cardiovascular regulation; sleep regulation; sleep-related disorders
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Dear Colleagues,
Sleep disorders, particularly sleep-related breathing disorders, are highly prevalent disorders that occur in people of all age groups. Severe long-term consequences of these disorders include increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, decrement in cognitive function and impaired quality of life.
Although recent studies, using animal models and innovative optogenetic and chemogenetic approaches, made a remarkable progress toward identifying neurotransmitters and pathways associated with pathophysiology of sleep disorders the alteration in the brain mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of these disorders are still not fully understood. Understanding these mechanisms might provide a foundation for developing novel therapeutic and pharmacological strategies and improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sleep disorders.
This issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences will focus on research related to alteration in sleep-wake regulation mechanisms associated with obstructive and central sleep apneas, sleep-disordered breathing, sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related disorders.
Dr. Olga Dergacheva
Dr. Jhansi Dyavanapalli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Molecular and neurophysiological mechanisms of sleep
- REM sleep
- Hypothalamus
- Brainstem
- Respiration
- Sleep-related disorders
- Sleep-disordering breathing
- Sleep apnea
- Animal model of sleep apnea
- Sudden infant death sindrome
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