The influence of shift work on cognitive functions and oxidative stress

Night Work and the Risk of Depression

“…The shift workers and daytime workers included in these studies differed from each other in terms of a number of characteristics, only some of which are shown explicitly: in particular, there are statistically significant differences regarding age (20,22,23), sex (20,26), school and occupational education (23,27), weekly working hours (23,26), family situation (22,26), baseline psychological wellbeing (20,26), psychosocial working conditions (20,25,26), and professional position (23). However, differences in these characteristics that themselves affect mental health and might therefore lead to bias were adjusted for in all the studies (Table 1, extended version in eTable 2).…”

Shift work and cognitive aging: a longitudinal study

“…It has also been demonstrated that shift work (7,8) and disturbed sleep (9) result in immediate subsequent decreases in cognitive performance. Displaced work hours may change lifestyle factors, which could play a role in the pathway between shift work and cognitive function (1,10).…”

The role of imbalance between urinary hexanoyl-lysine and total antioxidant capacity levels and its relation to plasma superoxide dismutase levels in autism spectrum disorder

“…Previous studies reported significant decrease in plasma and urine SOD and TAC levels in 47 sarcoma patients [58] and significant increase in urine SOD and TAC levels after administration of L-carnitine in 12 healthy subjects [59], indicating concomitant changes of plasma and urine SOD and TAC, supporting our findings. A previous study reported a significant positive correlation between plasma TAC levels and cognitive function in 105 subjects with early onset-first episode psychosis [60], and an association between lowered plasma TAP levels and cognitive dysfunction in 138 older adults with mild cognitive dysfunction [61] and in 90 healthy care workers [62]. The Spearman correlation coefficient also revealed a significant association between plasma SOD levels and the SRS subscale of communication.…”