Stress and sleep deprivation-related biomarkers in saliva in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.

Milagros Mateos-OlivaresSalvador Pastor-IdoateFrancisco Javier Martin-VallejoCristina García-VazquezJosé Carlos PastorRicardo Usategui-MartínEva María Sobas

Published in: PloS one (2024)

The present findings suggest that salivary biomarkers could be suitable non-invasive biochemical markers for the objective assessment of sleep deprivation and anxiety in RP patients. Further research is needed to characterize the effects of untreated negative psychological states and sleep deprivation on increased variability of vision and disease progression, if any.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
end stage renal disease
physical activity
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes
heat stress
drug induced