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Cardiovascular risk and circadian misalignment in short sleepers- role of extended eating period.

Award Number: R01HL166306
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2028

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Cardiovascular risk and circadian misalignment in short sleepers- role of extended eating period. - PROJECT SUMMARY In spite of increased public awareness, voluntary sleep curtailment remains prevalent and pervasive in our society. Currently, more than one-third of the US adult population report sleeping 6h or less most nights. This is problematic as short sleep duration contributes to high cardiovascular (CV) risk and consequent increased CV disease and mortality. Increasing sleep duration mitigates the metabolic impairment, but alternate strategies to reduce cardiometabolic risk in habitual short sleepers are lacking. This is especially important when increasing sleep duration is unsuccessful. Unfortunately, the mechanisms underlying metabolic detriments in short sleepers are not completely understood. This hinders the development of alternate strategies for CV prevention. In recent years, the importance of circadian system in maintaining a healthy metabolism is recognized. The circadian system coordinates 24h periodicity in essential physiological and behavioural function and thus represents a fundamental component of homeostasis. Conversely, flattening and/or misalignment of the endogenous circadian rhythms (melatonin secretion) with fasting/feeding behaviour can cause metabolic dysfunction such as high blood pressure (BP) and insulin resistance (IR). In short sleepers, nighttime exposure to artificial light and extended eating duration may decrease and delay melatonin secretion. However, no study has examined the circadian and metabolic effects of eating duration in this population. We hypothesize that extended eating duration contributes to high BP and IR in habitual short sleepers via altered melatonin secretion. Therefore, time restricted eating (TRE) will lower BP and IR by increasing and aligning melatonin secretion to fasting/feeding. Indeed, several TRE clinical trials have shown CV risk reduction in participants with obesity, pre-diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Interestingly, a recent study suggested that metabolic consequences of circadian misalignment likely results from misalignment of fasting/feeding with endogenous circadian rhythm. Support for our hypothesis comes from these prior studies and preliminary data showing that TRE reduces BP and IR in short sleepers. We will test our hypothesis by conducting an randomized, parallel arm study in participants with confirmed habitual short sleep (≤6.5h/night) and eating window of >14h/day in out- patient settings. Participants (n=100, age 18-45y; BMI 25-35kg/m2) will undergo a 4-week intervention during which they will be randomly assigned to habitual eating duration (>14h/day, control) or shortened eating duration (TRE, 8h/day). Ambulatory 24h hour BP (Aim 1), glucose metabolism (mixed-meal tolerance test, Aim 2), and melatonin diurnal rhythm (Aim 3) will be assessed at baseline, mid- and end- intervention to gain temporal insights. To ensure compliance with assigned eating duration and study protocol, we will continuously monitor glucose, physical activity, sleep duration, and light exposure. Our study provides mechanistic insights into circadian dysregulation in short sleepers and corresponding beneficial effects of TRE. The clinical translational impact of the study is in the identification of TRE as an alternate strategy to offset CV risk in short sleepers.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $747,830 )
2025	2025	PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER	6400 PERKINS RD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70808	EAST BATON ROUGE	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	3	9/4/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$747,830
														Subtotal = $747,830

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $732,874 )
2024	2024	LSU PENNINGTON	6400 PERKINS RD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70808	EAST BATON ROUGE	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	2	6/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$732,874
														Subtotal = $732,874

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $749,015 )
2023	2023	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM	6400 PERKINS RD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70808	EAST BATON ROUGE	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	1	6/6/2023	NEW	$749,015
														Subtotal = $749,015

Grand Total All Awards = $2,229,719

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Cardiovascular risk and circadian misalignment in short sleepers- role of extended eating period.

Award Number: R01HL166306

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2028

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