Sleep regulates hepatic neutrophil trafficking by modulating uric acid metabolism via sympathetic nervous system activity
Pawan Kumar Jha, Utham K. Valekunja, Jing Chen‐Roetling, Akhilesh B. Reddy
This study shows that sleep loss triggers hepatic inflammation through a sympathetic-metabolic-immune axis by increasing uric acid synthesis and neutrophil recruitment.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience