Messenger RNA expression profile of sleep-related genes in peripheral blood cells in patients with chronic kidney disease

摘要

Various sleep abnormalities, such as delayed sleep onset, frequent awakening and daytime sleepiness, deteriorate the quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those on haemodialysis (HD). Although there are some candidate causative molecules in the central nervous system, the contribution of peripheral blood cells (PBCs) remains unclear. In this study, we performed polysomnographic analysis in CKD patients and used PBCs to examine the expression of genes related to sleep and wakefulness states.