Light pollution: hidden perils in light and links to cancer

S Rajput, M Naithani, K Meena, S Rana - Sleep and Vigilance, 2021 - Springer
between various cancers and artificial light at night. More recently, nocturnal production levels
of melatonin have … research showing prominent epigenetic modifications in cancer cells. …

Sleep quality and methylation status of core circadian rhythm genes among nurses and midwives

A Bukowska-Damska, E Reszka… - Chronobiology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
… the relationship between epigenetic changes and night work that … deprivation and exposure
to artificial light during night-time (… Melatonin could be involved in the regulation of epigenetic

[HTML][HTML] Impact of dim light at night on urinary 6-sulphatoxymelatonin concentrations and sleep in healthy humans

K Stebelova, J Roska, M Zeman - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
… to explore if dim artificial light during the entire night (ALAN) can affect melatonin production
and … to ALAN, in utero effects are mediated by epigenetic mechanisms. These may involve …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial light at night (ALAN): A potential anthropogenic component for the COVID-19 and HCoVs outbreak

ZA Khan, T Yumnamcha, G Mondal, SD Devi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
… of melatonin is reduced following the exposure of light at night (50–53). The involvement of
… (ROS), and acts as a mediator between the environment and epigenome (83, 186, 187). The …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Blue Light Intervention on Physiological Parameters and Circadian Rhythms: Insights from a Wistar Rat Model Study

N Fatima, GK Sonkar, S Singh, SK Sonkar… - Biomedical and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
… These epigenetic alterations are remarkable not only for their hereditary implications but …
of melatonin. This suppression is particularly significant during exposure to artificial light at night

Constant light exposure causes oocyte meiotic defects and quality deterioration in mice

H Zhang, K Yan, L Sui, J Nie, K Cui, J Liu, H Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) exposes us to prolonged … of ALAN-mediated decline in
female reproduction. … As an environmental factor, light exposure may disturb epigenetic

Melatonin mends adverse temporal effects of bright light at night partially independent of its effect on stress responses in captive birds

I Malek, A Haim, I Izhaki - Chronobiology international, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… Since the advent of incandescent light in the late 1800s, artificial light at night (ALAN) …
melatonin in mediating the physiological effects of ALAN, ALAN-birds were treated with melatonin

[HTML][HTML] The influence of artificial light at night on asthma and allergy, mental health, and cancer outcomes: a systematic scoping review protocol

A Deprato, H Rao, H Durrington, R Maidstone… - … of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… by suppressing and dysregulating melatonin release from the pineal gland [17,18,19,20].
As most of our physiological functions are regulated by the cross-talk between the central and …

The possible role of epigenetics in the memory impairment elicited by circadian rhythm disruption

SH Deibel, RJ McDonald - Circadian Rhythms and Their Impact on Aging, 2017 - Springer
Epigenetics will be discussed as a mediator between circadian … Realities of life today such
as exposure to artificial light at night, … Melatonin secretion is suppressed by light and thus peak …

[PDF][PDF] Melatonin and cancer: A polyhedral network where the source matters. Antioxidants 2021, 10, 210

MA Bonmati-Carrion, A Tomas-Loba - 2021 - researchgate.net
… roles of melatonin in microbiota and epigenetic regulation. … of melatonin in the retina seems
to be mediated by the … are excessively bright due to the use of artificial light at night (ALAN). …