Carotid intimal medial thickness in rotating night shift is related to IL1 β/IL6 axis
sleep disturbances may promote glucose abnormalities and inflammatory burden among shift workers. Therefore, precocious subclinical atherosclerotic process might develop in healthy shift workers even without known metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Stefano Rizza, Susanna Longo, Giacomo Piciucchi, Daniele Romanello, Maria Mavilio, Martina Montagna, Luca Coppeta, Eugenio Martelli, Andrea Magrini, Massimo Federici Source Type: research