Coogan, Andrew, Schenk, M, Palm, D, Uzoni, A, Grube, J, Tsang, A H, Kolbe, I, McGowan, N M, Wandschneider, R, Colla, M, Oster, H, Thorne, J and Faltraco, Frank (2019) Impact of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Medication Status on Sleep/Wake Behavior and Molecular Circadian Rhythms. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44. pp. 1198-1206. ISSN 0893-133X
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Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric condition that has been strongly associated with
changes in sleep and circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms are near 24-h cycles that are primarily generated by an endogenous
circadian timekeeping system, encoded at the molecular level by a panel of clock genes. Stimulant and non-stimulant medication
used in the management of ADHD has been shown to potentially impact on circadian processes and their behavioral outputs. In
the current study, we have analyzed circadian rhythms in daily activity and sleep, and the circadian gene expression in a cohort of
healthy controls (N = 22), ADHD participants not using ADHD-medication (N = 17), and participants with ADHD and current use of
ADHD medication (N = 17). Rhythms of sleep/wake behavior were assessed via wrist-worn actigraphy, whilst rhythms of circadian
gene expression were assessed ex-vivo in primary human-derived dermal fibroblast cultures. Behavioral data indicate that patients
with ADHD using ADHD-medication have lower relative amplitudes of diurnal activity rhythms, lower sleep efficiency, more
nocturnal activity but not more nocturnal wakenings than both controls and ADHD participants without medication. At the
molecular level, there were alterations in the expression of PER2 and CRY1 between ADHD individuals with no medication
compared to medicated ADHD patients or controls, whilst CLOCK expression was altered in patients with ADHD and current
medication. Analysis of fibroblasts transfected with a BMAL1:luc reporter showed changes in the timing of the peak expression
across the three groups. Taken together, these data support the contention that both ADHD and medication status impact on
circadian processes.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; medication; sleep/wake behaviour; molecular circadian rhythms; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
Item ID: | 13469 |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41386-019-0327-6 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Andrew Coogan |
Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2020 11:45 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Neuropsychopharmacology |
Publisher: | Springer Nature (American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)) |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13469 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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