The Claim

Chronic partial sleep deprivation in rats is associated with systemic inflammation and insulin resistance, as evidenced by elevated plasma inflammatory markers and increased HOMA-IR, and these effects are mitigated by treatment with Jiao-tai-wan.

Source: Jiao-tai-wan Up-regulates Hypothalamic and Peripheral Circadian Clock Gene Cryptochrome and Activates PI3K/AKT Signaling in Partially Sleep-deprived Rats

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

When rats don't get enough sleep over a long time, their bodies show signs of inflammation and trouble managing blood sugar, but giving them a traditional herbal remedy called Jiao-tai-wan seems to help reduce these problems.

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Chronic partial sleep deprivation in rats is associated with systemic inflammation and insulin resistance, as indicated by elevated plasma inflammatory markers and increased HOMA-IR, which are mitigated by Jiao-tai-wan treatment, highlighting the metabolic consequences of disrupted sleep.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Jiao-tai-wan Up-regulates Hypothalamic and Peripheral Circadian Clock Gene Cryptochrome and Activates PI3K/AKT Signaling in Partially Sleep-deprived Rats

    This study found that when rats don’t get enough sleep, they get sick with inflammation and trouble processing sugar — but giving them a traditional herbal remedy called Jiao-tai-wan helped fix those problems. So yes, the remedy works against the bad effects of poor sleep.

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