Biological rhythm and chronotype: new perspectives in health

A Montaruli, L Castelli, A Mulè, R Scurati, F Esposito… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The circadian rhythm plays a fundamental role in regulating biological functions, including
sleep–wake preference, body temperature, hormonal secretion, food intake, and cognitive …

Metabolism and the circadian clock converge

K Eckel-Mahan, P Sassone-Corsi - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Circadian rhythms occur in almost all species and control vital aspects of our physiology,
from sleeping and waking to neurotransmitter secretion and cellular metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Reprogramming of the circadian clock by nutritional challenge

KL Eckel-Mahan, VR Patel, S De Mateo… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Circadian rhythms and cellular metabolism are intimately linked. Here, we reveal that a high-
fat diet (HFD) generates a profound reorganization of specific metabolic pathways, leading …

Physiology of circadian entrainment

DA Golombek, RE Rosenstein - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Mammalian circadian rhythms are controlled by endogenous biological oscillators, including
a master clock located in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). Since the period …

Circadian clocks in human red blood cells

JS O'Neill, AB Reddy - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Circadian (∼ 24 hour) clocks are fundamentally important for coordinated physiology in
organisms as diverse as cyanobacteria and humans. All current models of the molecular …

The circadian clock and pathology of the ageing brain

AA Kondratova, RV Kondratov - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Ageing leads to a functional deterioration of many brain systems, including the circadian
clock—an internal time-keeping system that generates∼ 24-hour rhythms in physiology and …

Effects of sleep and circadian rhythm on the human immune system

T Lange, S Dimitrov, J Born - Annals of the New York Academy …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Many immune parameters show systematic fluctuations over the 24‐h day in human blood.
Circulating naive T‐cells and production of proinflammatory cytokines, like interleukin‐12 (IL …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep, circadian biology and skeletal muscle interactions: Implications for metabolic health

M Morrison, SL Halson, J Weakley, JA Hawley - Sleep medicine reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
There currently exists a modern epidemic of sleep loss, triggered by the changing demands
of our 21st century lifestyle that embrace 'round-the-clock'remote working hours, access to …

Melatonin: a multitasking molecule

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, L Fuentes-Broto - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) has revealed itself as an ubiquitously
distributed and functionally diverse molecule. The mechanisms that control its synthesis …

Circadian activity rhythms and risk of incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older women

GJ Tranah, T Blackwell, KL Stone… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Previous cross‐sectional studies have observed alterations in activity rhythms in
dementia patients but the direction of causation is unclear. We determined whether …