McDonald Matthew J, Fears Sharon D, Martin Samuel A, Shariffi Brian, Lancaster Todd L, Kanaley Jill A, Limberg Jacqueline K
Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States.
Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2025 Aug 1;139(2):376-383. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00402.2025. Epub 2025 Jul 3.
Acute sleep restriction (4 h time in bed) impairs the link between neural activity and cerebral blood flow (i.e., neurovascular coupling, NVC). Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mechanism in the NVC response. Insufficient sleep increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduces NO bioavailability. Resveratrol, a polyphenol with antioxidant properties, reduces ROS and improves vascular function. We hypothesized that NVC following acute sleep restriction would be improved with acute oral resveratrol supplementation. Sixteen adults (8 M/8 F, age: 28 ± 7 yr, 25 ± 3 kg/m) completed two morning visits following a night of normal (NS; 449 ± 46 min) or restricted (RS; 243 ± 12 min) sleep. During each visit, middle (MCAv) and posterior (PCAv) cerebral artery velocity (transcranial Doppler ultrasound) were measured before and 45 min following oral resveratrol (250 mg) during: ) a validated visual search paradigm (Where's Waldo) and ) 5-min carbogen (95% O, 5% CO) air breathing. The peak cerebral blood velocity response to visual stimulation was reduced following sleep restriction (MCAV: NS 16 ± 7%, RS 11 ± 7%, = 0.017; PCAv: NS 43 ± 13%, RS 32 ± 14%, = 0.017) and restored with resveratrol in the PCA (RS + resveratrol: 40 ± 17%; = 0.028), but not the MCA (RS + resveratrol: 9 ± 5%; = 0.391). There was no effect of oral resveratrol on the peak response to visual stimulation following normal sleep. There was no effect of sleep restriction nor oral resveratrol on cerebrovascular response to carbogen air breathing. One night of RS (4 h time in bed) impairs NVC and resveratrol mitigates this impairment, particularly in the PCA. These results enhance our mechanistic understanding of sleep-associated impairments in NVC. Herein, we demonstrate that one night of restricted sleep (4 h time in bed) impairs the link between neural activity and cerebral blood flow (i.e., neurovascular coupling, NVC) of both middle and posterior cerebral arteries, and oral resveratrol supplementation may mitigate these impairments, particularly in the posterior cerebral artery. These results enhance our mechanistic understanding of sleep-associated impairments in NVC and advance our knowledge of neurovascular dysfunction occurring after restricted sleep.
急性睡眠限制(卧床4小时)会损害神经活动与脑血流之间的联系(即神经血管耦合,NVC)。一氧化氮(NO)是NVC反应中的一个重要机制。睡眠不足会增加活性氧(ROS)并降低NO的生物利用度。白藜芦醇是一种具有抗氧化特性的多酚,可减少ROS并改善血管功能。我们假设,急性口服补充白藜芦醇可改善急性睡眠限制后的NVC。16名成年人(8名男性/8名女性,年龄:28±7岁,体重指数25±3kg/m²)在经历一晚正常睡眠(NS;449±46分钟)或受限睡眠(RS;243±12分钟)后,于次日上午完成两次访视。在每次访视期间,在口服白藜芦醇(250mg)之前和之后45分钟测量大脑中动脉(MCAv)和大脑后动脉(PCAv)的血流速度(经颅多普勒超声),测量期间分别为:)一个经过验证的视觉搜索范式(《威利在哪里》)和)5分钟的混合气(95%O₂,5%CO₂)呼吸。睡眠限制后,视觉刺激引起的大脑血流速度峰值反应降低(MCAV:NS组为16±7%,RS组为11±7%,P = 0.017;PCAv:NS组为43±13%,RS组为32±14%,P = 0.017),白藜芦醇可使大脑后动脉的该反应恢复(RS + 白藜芦醇组:40±17%;P = 0.028),但大脑中动脉未恢复(RS + 白藜芦醇组:9±5%;P = 0.391)。正常睡眠后,口服白藜芦醇对视觉刺激的峰值反应没有影响。睡眠限制和口服白藜芦醇对混合气呼吸引起的脑血管反应均无影响。一晚的RS(卧床4小时)会损害NVC,白藜芦醇可减轻这种损害,尤其是在大脑后动脉。这些结果增强了我们对NVC中与睡眠相关损害的机制理解。在此,我们证明一晚的受限睡眠(卧床4小时)会损害大脑中动脉和大脑后动脉的神经活动与脑血流之间的联系(即神经血管耦合,NVC),口服补充白藜芦醇可能会减轻这些损害,尤其是在大脑后动脉。这些结果增强了我们对NVC中与睡眠相关损害的机制理解,并推进了我们对受限睡眠后发生的神经血管功能障碍的认识。