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Ono M, Burgess DE, Johnson SR, Elayi CS, Esser KA, Seward TS, Boychuk CR, Carreño AP, Stalcup RA, Prabhat A, Schroder EA, Delisle BP. Feeding behavior modifies the circadian variation in RR and QT intervals by distinct mechanisms in mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2024; 327:R109-R121. [PMID: 38766772 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00025.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
Rhythmic feeding behavior is critical for regulating phase and amplitude in the ≈24-h variation of heart rate (RR intervals), ventricular repolarization (QT intervals), and core body temperature in mice. We hypothesized changes in cardiac electrophysiology associated with feeding behavior were secondary to changes in core body temperature. Telemetry was used to record electrocardiograms and core body temperature in mice during ad libitum-fed conditions and after inverting normal feeding behavior by restricting food access to the light cycle. Light cycle-restricted feeding modified the phase and amplitude of 24-h rhythms in RR and QT intervals, and core body temperature to realign with the new feeding time. Changes in core body temperature alone could not account for changes in phase and amplitude in the ≈24-h variation of the RR intervals. Heart rate variability analysis and inhibiting β-adrenergic and muscarinic receptors suggested that changes in the phase and amplitude of 24-h rhythms in RR intervals were secondary to changes in autonomic signaling. In contrast, changes in QT intervals closely mirrored changes in core body temperature. Studies at thermoneutrality confirmed that the daily variation in QT interval, but not RR interval, primarily reflected daily changes in core body temperature (even in ad libitum-fed conditions). Correcting the QT interval for differences in core body temperature helped unmask QT interval prolongation after starting light cycle-restricted feeding and in a mouse model of long QT syndrome. We conclude feeding behavior alters autonomic signaling and core body temperature to regulate phase and amplitude in RR and QT intervals, respectively.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We used time-restricted feeding and thermoneutrality to demonstrate that different mechanisms regulate the 24-h rhythms in heart rate and ventricular repolarization. The daily rhythm in heart rate reflects changes in autonomic input, whereas daily rhythms in ventricular repolarization reflect changes in core body temperature. This novel finding has major implications for understanding 24-h rhythms in mouse cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmia susceptibility in transgenic mouse models, and interpretability of cardiac electrophysiological data acquired in thermoneutrality.
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- Makoto Ono
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- CHI Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Xin M, Bi F, Wang C, Huang Y, Xu Y, Liang S, Cai T, Xu X, Dong L, Li T, Wang X, Fang Y, Xu Z, Wang C, Wang M, Song X, Zheng Y, Sun W, Li L. The circadian rhythm: A new target of natural products that can protect against diseases of the metabolic system, cardiovascular system, and nervous system. J Adv Res 2024:S2090-1232(24)00133-4. [PMID: 38631431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The treatment of metabolic system, cardiovascular system, and nervous system diseases remains to be explored. In the internal environment of organisms, the metabolism of substances such as carbohydrates, lipids and proteins (including biohormones and enzymes) exhibit a certain circadian rhythm to maintain the energy supply and material cycle needed for the normal activities of organisms. As a key factor for the health of organisms, the circadian rhythm can be disrupted by pathological conditions, and this disruption accelerates the progression of diseases and results in a vicious cycle. The current treatments targeting the circadian rhythm for the treatment of metabolic system, cardiovascular system, and nervous system diseases have certain limitations, and the identification of safer and more effective circadian rhythm regulators is needed. AIM OF THE REVIEW To systematically assess the possibility of using the biological clock as a natural product target for disease intervention, this work reviews a range of evidence on the potential effectiveness of natural products targeting the circadian rhythm to protect against diseases of the metabolic system, cardiovascular system, and nervous system. This manuscript focuses on how natural products restore normal function by affecting the amplitude of the expression of circadian factors, sleep/wake cycles and the structure of the gut microbiota. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF THE REVIEW This work proposes that the circadian rhythm, which is regulated by the amplitude of the expression of circadian rhythm-related factors and the sleep/wake cycle, is crucial for diseases of the metabolic system, cardiovascular system and nervous system and is a new target for slowing the progression of diseases through the use of natural products. This manuscript provides a reference for the molecular modeling of natural products that target the circadian rhythm and provides a new perspective for the time-targeted action of drugs.
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- Meiling Xin
- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China; National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100000, China
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- Heart Center, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100000, China; Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100000, China; The Second Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100000, China; Basic Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053 China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China.
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- National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100000, China.
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong 255000, China.
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- National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100000, China.
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Delisle BP, Prabhat A, Burgess DE, Ono M, Esser KA, Schroder EA. Circadian Regulation of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology. Circ Res 2024; 134:659-674. [PMID: 38484028 PMCID: PMC11177776 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior are ≈24-hour biological cycles regulated by internal biological clocks (ie, circadian clocks) that optimize organismal homeostasis in response to predictable environmental changes. These clocks are present in virtually all cells in the body, including cardiomyocytes. Many decades ago, clinicians and researchers became interested in studying daily patterns of triggers for sudden cardiac death, the incidence of sudden cardiac death, and cardiac arrhythmias. This review highlights historical and contemporary studies examining the role of day/night rhythms in the timing of cardiovascular events, delves into changes in the timing of these events over the last few decades, and discusses cardiovascular disease-specific differences in the timing of cardiovascular events. The current understanding of the environmental, behavioral, and circadian mechanisms that regulate cardiac electrophysiology is examined with a focus on the circadian regulation of cardiac ion channels and ion channel regulatory genes. Understanding the contribution of environmental, behavioral, and circadian rhythms on arrhythmia susceptibility and the incidence of sudden cardiac death will be essential in developing future chronotherapies.
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- Brian P. Delisle
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Rehabilitation, Tamaki Hospital, Japan
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Riedel CS, Georg B, Hannibal J. Phenotyping of light-activated neurons in the mouse SCN based on the expression of FOS and EGR1. Front Physiol 2024; 14:1321007. [PMID: 38317846 PMCID: PMC10839010 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1321007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Light-sensitive neurons are located in the ventral and central core of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), whereas stably oscillating clock neurons are found mainly in the dorsal shell. Signals between the SCN core and shell are believed to play an important role in light entrainment. Core neurons express vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), and Neuroglobin (Ngb), whereas the shell neurons express vasopressin (AVP), prokineticin 2, and the VIP type 2 (VPAC2) receptor. In rodents, light has a phase-shifting capacity at night, which induces rapid and transient expression of the EGR1 and FOS in the SCN. Methods: The present study used immunohistochemical staining of FOS, EGR1, and phenotypical markers of SCN neurons (VIP, AVP, Ngb) to identify subtypes/populations of light-responsive neurons at early night. Results: Double immunohistochemistry and cell counting were used to evaluate the number of SCN neurons expressing FOS and EGR1 in the SCN. The number of neurons expressing either EGR1 or FOS was higher than the total number of neurons co-storing EGR1 and FOS. Of the total number of light-responsive cells, 42% expressed only EGR1, 43% expressed only FOS, and 15% expressed both EGR1 and FOS. Light-responsive VIP neurons represented only 31% of all VIP neurons, and EGR1 represents the largest group of light-responsive VIP neurons (18%). VIP neurons expressing only FOS represented 1% of the total light-responsive VIP neurons. 81% of the Ngb neurons in the mouse SCN were light-responsive, and of these neurons expressing only EGR1 after light stimulation represented 44%, whereas 24% expressed FOS. Although most light-responsive neurons are found in the core of the SCN, 29% of the AVP neurons in the shell were light-responsive, of which 8% expressed EGR1, 10% expressed FOS, and 11% co-expressed both EGR1 and FOS after light stimulation. Discussion: Our analysis revealed cell-specific differences in light responsiveness between different peptidergic and Ngb-expressing neurons in different compartments of the mouse SCN, indicating that light activates diverse neuronal networks in the SCN, some of which participate in photoentrainment.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zhu H, Wu M, Mou J, Yang X, Xu Q, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Wang X, Xue H, Xu J, Chen L, Xu L. Behavior and physiology in female Cricetulus barabensis are associated with the expression of circadian genes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 14:1281617. [PMID: 38374960 PMCID: PMC10875996 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1281617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
Abstract
The circadian clock regulates the behavior, physiology, and metabolism of mammals, and these characteristics, such as sleep-wake cycles, exercise capacity, and hormone levels, exhibit circadian rhythms. Light signaling is the main stimulator of the mammalian circadian system. The photoperiod regulates the reproductive cycle of seasonal breeding animals, and the circadian clock plays a pivotal role in this process. However, the role of the clock in coordinating animal behavior and physiology in response to photoperiodic changes needs further investigation. The present study investigated the changes and correlation of behavioral activities, physiological indicators, and gene expression in female striped hamsters (Cricetulus barabensis) within 24 h under a 12L:12D photoperiod. We found that the daily rhythms of sleep-wake and open field were significant in hamsters. The expression of clock genes, melatonin receptor genes, and genes involved in general metabolism oscillated significantly in central and peripheral tissues (brain, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, and thymus) and was significantly associated with behavior and physiology. Our results revealed that the neuroendocrine system regulated the rhythmicity of behavior and physiology, and central and peripheral clock genes (Bmal1, Clock, Per1, Per2, Cry1, and Cry2), melatonin receptor genes (MT1, MT2, and GPR50), and metabolizing genes (SIRT1, FGF21, and PPARα) played important roles. Our results suggest that central and peripheral circadian clocks, melatonin receptors, and genes involved in general metabolism may play key roles in maintaining circadian behavior and metabolic homeostasis in striped hamsters. Our results may have important implication for rodent pest control.
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Pan D, Wang Z, Chen Y, Cao J. Melanopsin-mediated optical entrainment regulates circadian rhythms in vertebrates. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1054. [PMID: 37853054 PMCID: PMC10584931 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05432-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Melanopsin (OPN4) is a light-sensitive protein that plays a vital role in the regulation of circadian rhythms and other nonvisual functions. Current research on OPN4 has focused on mammals; more evidence is needed from non-mammalian vertebrates to fully assess the significance of the non-visual photosensitization of OPN4 for circadian rhythm regulation. There are species differences in the regulatory mechanisms of OPN4 for vertebrate circadian rhythms, which may be due to the differences in the cutting variants, tissue localization, and photosensitive activation pathway of OPN4. We here summarize the distribution of OPN4 in mammals, birds, and teleost fish, and the classical excitation mode for the non-visual photosensitive function of OPN4 in mammals is discussed. In addition, the role of OPN4-expressing cells in regulating circadian rhythm in different vertebrates is highlighted, and the potential rhythmic regulatory effects of various neuropeptides or neurotransmitters expressed in mammalian OPN4-expressing ganglion cells are summarized among them.
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- Deng Pan
- Laboratory of Anatomy of Domestic Animals, National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Haidian, 100193, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Anatomy of Domestic Animals, National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Haidian, 100193, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Anatomy of Domestic Animals, National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Haidian, 100193, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Anatomy of Domestic Animals, National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Haidian, 100193, Beijing, China.
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Zhang T, Liu Y, Yang L. Amplitude response and singularity behavior of circadian clock to external stimuli. NPJ Syst Biol Appl 2023; 9:39. [PMID: 37573374 PMCID: PMC10423250 DOI: 10.1038/s41540-023-00300-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023] Open
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Amplitude changes caused by environmental cues are universal in the circadian clock and associated with various diseases. Singularity behavior, characterized by the disruption of circadian rhythms due to critical stimuli, has been observed across various species. Several mathematical models of the circadian clock have replicated this phenomenon. A comprehensive understanding of the amplitude response remains elusive due to experimental limitations. In this study, we address this question by utilizing a simple normal form model that accurately fits previous experimental data, thereby presenting a general mechanism. We employ a geometric framework to illustrate the dynamics in different stimuli of light-induced transcription (LIT) and light-induced degradation (LID), highlighting the core role of invisible instability in amplitude response. Our model systematically elucidates how stimulus mode, phase, and strength determine amplitude responses. The results show that external stimuli induce alterations in both the amplitudes of individual oscillators and the synchronization among oscillators, collectively influencing the overall amplitude response. While experimental methods impose constraints resulting in limited outcomes under specific conditions, our model provides a comprehensive and three-dimensional mechanistic explanation. A comparison with existing experimental findings demonstrates the consistency of our proposed mechanism. Considering the response direction, the framework enables the identification of phases that lead to increased circadian amplitude. Based on this mechanism derived from the framework, stimulus strategies for resetting circadian rhythms with reduced side effects could be designed. Our results demonstrate that the framework has great potential for understanding and applying stimulus responses in the circadian clock and other limit cycle oscillations.
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- Tao Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Tu HQ, Li S, Xu YL, Zhang YC, Li PY, Liang LY, Song GP, Jian XX, Wu M, Song ZQ, Li TT, Hu HB, Yuan JF, Shen XL, Li JN, Han QY, Wang K, Zhang T, Zhou T, Li AL, Zhang XM, Li HY. Rhythmic cilia changes support SCN neuron coherence in circadian clock. Science 2023; 380:972-979. [PMID: 37262147 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm1962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) drives circadian clock coherence through intercellular coupling, which is resistant to environmental perturbations. We report that primary cilia are required for intercellular coupling among SCN neurons to maintain the robustness of the internal clock in mice. Cilia in neuromedin S-producing (NMS) neurons exhibit pronounced circadian rhythmicity in abundance and length. Genetic ablation of ciliogenesis in NMS neurons enabled a rapid phase shift of the internal clock under jet-lag conditions. The circadian rhythms of individual neurons in cilia-deficient SCN slices lost their coherence after external perturbations. Rhythmic cilia changes drive oscillations of Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling and clock gene expression. Inactivation of Shh signaling in NMS neurons phenocopied the effects of cilia ablation. Thus, cilia-Shh signaling in the SCN aids intercellular coupling.
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- Hai-Qing Tu
- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Nanhu Laboratory, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang H, Yan X, Lin A, Xia P, Jia M, Su Y. Effect of feeding regimen on circadian activity rhythms of food anticipatory by ghrelin hormone in a pig model. Nutr Neurosci 2023; 26:313-331. [PMID: 35249475 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2022.2047436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Increasingly diverse meal patterns affect the internal body clock. Ghrelin secretion is closely associated with the anticipation of a regularly scheduled mealtime, leading ghrelin to be a putative candidate for food-related entraining signals that drive activity rhythms. Here, growing pigs with different meal frequencies were used to construct an irregular eating pattern model. We found that irregular eating patterns changed central ghrelin levels of pigs, affected the circadian entrainment and circadian rhythm pathways in hypothalamus tissue, and altered the daily behavior and food anticipatory activity (FAA). To determine whether ghrelin exerts an effect, growing pigs were intravenously injected with ghrelin antagonist [D-Lys3]-GHRP-6 for 7 days. We showed here that [D-Lys3]-GHRP-6 administration decreased locomotor activity of growing pigs in the 4-h window preceding onset of food availability. In addition, we also confirmed that the direct role of ghrelin in molecular mechanism of regulating clock genes expression via calcium mobilization through intracellular PKC/PLC and AC/PKA pathways in vitro. Collectively, irregular eating patterns affect the central circadian system by ghrelin, supporting ghrelin as a temporal messenger of food-entrainment in hypothalamic circadian functions.
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- He Zhang
- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.,National Center for International Research on Animal Gut Nutrition, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Circadian Rhythm Disorders Aggravate Periodontitis by Modulating BMAL1. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010374. [PMID: 36613816 PMCID: PMC9820395 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Circadian rhythms regulate the body's homeostasis through the temporal control of tissue-specific circadian rhythm control genes. Circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) affect the expression levels of circadian rhythms-associated genes in brain and muscle aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like-1(BMAL1), which is thought to contribute to metabolic disorders and an altered immune system. However, the relationship between CRD and the development of periodontitis was poorly reported. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role played by BMAL1 in periodontitis. We used a modified multi-platform approach (MMPM) to induce circadian rhythm disturbances in rats to investigate the role of BMAL1 in periodontitis. Our results showed significant downregulation of BMAL1 in the CRD with periodontitis group, significant resorption of alveolar bone, increased osteoclast differentiation, and upregulation of the inflammatory signaling molecule NF-κB. In addition, apoptosis and oxidative stress levels were increased in periodontal tissues. Collectively, our study suggests that BMAL1 is a key regulator in periodontitis exacerbated by CRD and that CRD may lead to the downregulation of BMAL1, thereby exacerbating oxidative stress and apoptosis in periodontal tissues. Our study found that BMAL1 may be associated with the progression of periodontitis and provides a new perspective on the treatment of periodontitis.
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Vijaya Shankara J, Horsley KG, Cheng N, Rho JM, Antle MC. Circadian Responses to Light in the BTBR Mouse. J Biol Rhythms 2022; 37:498-515. [PMID: 35722987 PMCID: PMC9452857 DOI: 10.1177/07487304221102279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Animals with altered freerunning periods are valuable in understanding properties of the circadian clock. Understanding the relationship between endogenous clock properties, entrainment, and influence of light in terms of parametric and non-parametric models can help us better understand how different populations adapt to external light cycles. Many clinical populations often show significant changes in circadian properties that in turn cause sleep and circadian problems, possibly exacerbating their underlying clinical condition. BTBR T+Itpr3tf/J (BTBR) mice are a model commonly used for the study of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Adults and adolescents with ASD frequently exhibit profound sleep and circadian disruptions, including increased latency to sleep, insomnia, advanced and delayed sleep phase disorders, and sleep fragmentation. Here, we investigated the circadian phenotype of BTBR mice in freerunning and light-entrained conditions and found that this strain of mice showed noticeably short freerunning periods (~22.75 h). In addition, when compared to C57BL/6J controls, BTBR mice also showed higher levels of activity even though this activity was compressed into a shorter active phase. Phase delays and phase advances to light were significantly larger in BTBR mice. Despite the short freerunning period, BTBR mice exhibited normal entrainment in light-dark cycles and accelerated entrainment to both advanced and delayed light cycles. Their ability to entrain to skeleton photoperiods of 1 min suggests that this entrainment cannot be attributed to masking. Period differences were also correlated with differences in the number of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide–expressing cells in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Overall, the BTBR model, with their unique freerunning and entrainment properties, makes an interesting model to understand the underlying circadian clock.
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- Jhenkruthi Vijaya Shankara
- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Comparative Biology & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Effects of time-restricted feeding and type of food on fertility competence in female mice. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7064. [PMID: 35488048 PMCID: PMC9054750 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11251-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We assessed the effects of feeding regimen (ad libitum vs. time-restricted food access) and type of food (normal chow (NC: 12% fat) vs. moderately high calorie diet (mHCD: 31% fat)) on fertility competence of female mice. Mice fed mHCD had higher number of oocytes than mice fed NC. On the other hand, when mice were fed NC under time-restricted access to food (NT), the developmental rate to the blastocyst per number of normally fertilized ova was significantly decreased compared to others. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in oocytes increased in time-restricted food access and NC group. Transcriptome analysis of whole ovarian tissues from these mice showed a change in the cholesterol metabolism among the four groups. Time-restricted food access decreased serum LDL cholesterol level in both NC and mHCD groups. Moreover, the number of atretic follicles increased in NT mice compared to ad libitum food access mice. The present study shows that mHCD feeding increases the number of ovulated oocytes and that time-restricted feeding of NC impairs the developmental competence of oocytes after fertilization, probably due to the changes in serum cholesterol levels and an increase in the ROS content in oocytes.
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Qian J, Morris CJ, Phillips AJK, Li P, Rahman SA, Wang W, Hu K, Arendt J, Czeisler CA, Scheer FAJL. Unanticipated daytime melatonin secretion on a simulated night shift schedule generates a distinctive 24-h melatonin rhythm with antiphasic daytime and nighttime peaks. J Pineal Res 2022; 72:e12791. [PMID: 35133678 PMCID: PMC8930611 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The daily rhythm of plasma melatonin concentrations is typically unimodal, with one broad peak during the circadian night and near-undetectable levels during the circadian day. Light at night acutely suppresses melatonin secretion and phase shifts its endogenous circadian rhythm. In contrast, exposure to darkness during the circadian day has not generally been reported to increase circulating melatonin concentrations acutely. Here, in a highly-controlled simulated night shift protocol with 12-h inverted behavioral/environmental cycles, we unexpectedly found that circulating melatonin levels were significantly increased during daytime sleep (p < .0001). This resulted in a secondary melatonin peak during the circadian day in addition to the primary peak during the circadian night, when sleep occurred during the circadian day following an overnight shift. This distinctive diurnal melatonin rhythm with antiphasic peaks could not be readily anticipated from the behavioral/environmental factors in the protocol (e.g., light exposure, posture, diet, activity) or from current mathematical model simulations of circadian pacemaker output. The observation, therefore, challenges our current understanding of underlying physiological mechanisms that regulate melatonin secretion. Interestingly, the increase in melatonin concentration observed during daytime sleep was positively correlated with the change in timing of melatonin nighttime peak (p = .002), but not with the degree of light-induced melatonin suppression during nighttime wakefulness (p = .92). Both the increase in daytime melatonin concentrations and the change in the timing of the nighttime peak became larger after repeated exposure to simulated night shifts (p = .002 and p = .006, respectively). Furthermore, we found that melatonin secretion during daytime sleep was positively associated with an increase in 24-h glucose and insulin levels during the night shift protocol (p = .014 and p = .027, respectively). Future studies are needed to elucidate the key factor(s) driving the unexpected daytime melatonin secretion and the melatonin rhythm with antiphasic peaks during shifted sleep/wake schedules, the underlying mechanisms of their relationship with glucose metabolism, and the relevance for diabetes risk among shift workers.
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- Jingyi Qian
- Medical Chronobiology Program, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Medical Chronobiology Program, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Medical Biodynamics Program, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Medical Biodynamics Program, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Medical Chronobiology Program, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Depts. Of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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Finger AM. In Vitro Assays for Measuring Intercellular Coupling Among Peripheral Circadian Oscillators. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2482:153-167. [PMID: 35610425 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2249-0_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Circadian clocks can be found in nearly all eukaryotic organisms, as well as certain bacterial strains, including commensal microbiota. Exploring intercellular coupling among cell-autonomous circadian oscillators is crucial for understanding how cellular ensembles generate and sustain coherent circadian rhythms on the tissue level, and thus, rhythmic organ functions. Here we describe a protocol for studying intercellular coupling among peripheral circadian oscillators using three-dimensional spheroid cultures in order to measure coupling strength within peripheral clock networks. We use cell spheroids to simulate in vivo tissue integrity, as well as to increase complexity of cell-cell interactions and the abundance of potential coupling factors. Circadian rhythms are monitored using live-cell imaging of spheroids equipped with circadian reporters over several days.
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- Anna-Marie Finger
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute for Medical Immunology, Laboratory of Chronobiology, Berlin, Germany.
- Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.
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Flesia AG, Nieto PS, Aon MA, Kembro JM. Computational Approaches and Tools as Applied to the Study of Rhythms and Chaos in Biology. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2399:277-341. [PMID: 35604562 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1831-8_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The temporal dynamics in biological systems displays a wide range of behaviors, from periodic oscillations, as in rhythms, bursts, long-range (fractal) correlations, chaotic dynamics up to brown and white noise. Herein, we propose a comprehensive analytical strategy for identifying, representing, and analyzing biological time series, focusing on two strongly linked dynamics: periodic (oscillatory) rhythms and chaos. Understanding the underlying temporal dynamics of a system is of fundamental importance; however, it presents methodological challenges due to intrinsic characteristics, among them the presence of noise or trends, and distinct dynamics at different time scales given by molecular, dcellular, organ, and organism levels of organization. For example, in locomotion circadian and ultradian rhythms coexist with fractal dynamics at faster time scales. We propose and describe the use of a combined approach employing different analytical methodologies to synergize their strengths and mitigate their weaknesses. Specifically, we describe advantages and caveats to consider for applying probability distribution, autocorrelation analysis, phase space reconstruction, Lyapunov exponent estimation as well as different analyses such as harmonic, namely, power spectrum; continuous wavelet transforms; synchrosqueezing transform; and wavelet coherence. Computational harmonic analysis is proposed as an analytical framework for using different types of wavelet analyses. We show that when the correct wavelet analysis is applied, the complexity in the statistical properties, including temporal scales, present in time series of signals, can be unveiled and modeled. Our chapter showcase two specific examples where an in-depth analysis of rhythms and chaos is performed: (1) locomotor and food intake rhythms over a 42-day period of mice subjected to different feeding regimes; and (2) chaotic calcium dynamics in a computational model of mitochondrial function.
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- Ana Georgina Flesia
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de Matemática (CIEM, CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola (IFEG, CONICET-UNC), Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, and Experimental Gerontology Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (ICTA) and Catedra de Química Biológica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT, CONICET-UNC), Vélez Sarsfield 1611, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Logan RW, Xue X, Ketchesin KD, Hoffman G, Roussos P, Tseng G, McClung CA, Seney ML. Sex Differences in Molecular Rhythms in the Human Cortex. Biol Psychiatry 2022; 91:152-162. [PMID: 33934884 PMCID: PMC8423868 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diurnal rhythms in gene expression have been detected in the human brain. Previous studies found that males and females exhibit 24-hour rhythms in known circadian genes, with earlier peak expression in females. Whether there are sex differences in large-scale transcriptional rhythms in the cortex that align with observed sex differences in physiological and behavioral rhythms is currently unknown. METHODS Diurnal rhythmicity of gene expression was determined for males and females using RNA sequencing data from human postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Sex differences among rhythmic genes were determined using significance cutoffs, threshold-free analyses, and R2 difference. Phase concordance was assessed across the DLPFC and ACC for males and females. Pathway and transcription factor analyses were also conducted on significantly rhythmic genes. RESULTS Canonical circadian genes had diurnal rhythms in both sexes with similar amplitude and phase. When analyses were expanded to the entire transcriptome, significant sex differences in transcriptional rhythms emerged. There were nearly twice as many rhythmic transcripts in the DLPFC in males and nearly 4 times as many rhythmic transcripts in the ACC in females. Results suggest a diurnal rhythm in synaptic transmission specific to the ACC in females (e.g., GABAergic [gamma-aminobutyric acidergic] and cholinergic neurotransmission). For males, there was phase concordance between the DLPFC and ACC, while phase asynchrony was found in females. CONCLUSIONS There are robust sex differences in molecular rhythms of genes in the DLPFC and ACC, providing potential mechanistic insights into how neurotransmission and synaptic function are modulated in a circadian-dependent and sex-specific manner.
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- Ryan W Logan
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Center for Systems Neurogenetics of Addiction, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Translational Neuroscience Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Pamela Sklar Division of Psychiatric Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
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- Pamela Sklar Division of Psychiatric Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Systems Neurogenetics of Addiction, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Translational Neuroscience Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Translational Neuroscience Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Lu Q, Kim JY. Mammalian circadian networks mediated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus. FEBS J 2021; 289:6589-6604. [PMID: 34657394 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The brain has a complex structure composed of hundreds of regions, forming networks to cooperate body functions. Therefore, understanding how various brain regions communicate with each other and with peripheral organs is important to understand human physiology. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the brain is the circadian pacemaker. The SCN receives photic information from the environment and conveys this to other parts of the brain and body to synchronize all circadian clocks. The circadian clock is an endogenous oscillator that generates daily rhythms in metabolism and physiology in almost all cells via a conserved transcriptional-translational negative feedback loop. So, the information flow from the environment to the SCN to other tissues synchronizes locally distributed circadian clocks to maintain homeostasis. Thus, understanding the circadian networks and how they adjust to environmental changes will better understand human physiology. This review will focus on circadian networks mediated by the SCN to understand how the environment, brain, and peripheral tissues form networks for cooperation.
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- Qingqing Lu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Tung Foundation Biomedical Sciences Centre, Hong Kong, China.,Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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Hughes ATL, Samuels RE, Baño-Otálora B, Belle MDC, Wegner S, Guilding C, Northeast RC, Loudon ASI, Gigg J, Piggins HD. Timed daily exercise remodels circadian rhythms in mice. Commun Biol 2021; 4:761. [PMID: 34145388 PMCID: PMC8213798 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02239-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Regular exercise is important for physical and mental health. An underexplored and intriguing property of exercise is its actions on the body’s 24 h or circadian rhythms. Molecular clock cells in the brain’s suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) use electrical and chemical signals to orchestrate their activity and convey time of day information to the rest of the brain and body. To date, the long-lasting effects of regular physical exercise on SCN clock cell coordination and communication remain unresolved. Utilizing mouse models in which SCN intercellular neuropeptide signaling is impaired as well as those with intact SCN neurochemical signaling, we examined how daily scheduled voluntary exercise (SVE) influenced behavioral rhythms and SCN molecular and neuronal activities. We show that in mice with disrupted neuropeptide signaling, SVE promotes SCN clock cell synchrony and robust 24 h rhythms in behavior. Interestingly, in both intact and neuropeptide signaling deficient animals, SVE reduces SCN neural activity and alters GABAergic signaling. These findings illustrate the potential utility of regular exercise as a long-lasting and effective non-invasive intervention in the elderly or mentally ill where circadian rhythms can be blunted and poorly aligned to the external world. Using mice with disrupted neuropeptide signaling, Hughes et al. show that daily scheduled voluntary exercise (SVE) promotes suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) clock cell synchrony and robust 24 h rhythms in behavior. This study suggests the potential utility of regular exercise as a non-invasive intervention for the elderly or mentally ill, where circadian rhythms can be poorly aligned to the external world.
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- Alun Thomas Lloyd Hughes
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. .,School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Hannibal J. Comparative Neurology of Circadian Photoreception: The Retinohypothalamic Tract (RHT) in Sighted and Naturally Blind Mammals. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:640113. [PMID: 34054403 PMCID: PMC8160255 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.640113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The mammalian eye contains two systems for light perception: an image detecting system constituted primarily of the classical photoreceptors, rods and cones, and a non-image forming system (NIF) constituted of a small group of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells driven by melanopsin (mRGCs). The mRGCs receive input from the outer retina and NIF mediates light entrainment of circadian rhythms, masking behavior, light induced inhibition of nocturnal melatonin secretion, pupillary reflex (PLR), and affect the sleep/wake cycle. This review focuses on the mammalian NIF and its anatomy in the eye as well as its neuronal projection to the brain. This pathway is known as the retinohypothalamic tract (RHT). The development and functions of the NIF as well as the knowledge gained from studying gene modified mice is highlighted. Furthermore, the similarities of the NIF between sighted (nocturnal and diurnal rodent species, monkeys, humans) and naturally blind mammals (blind mole rats Spalax ehrenbergi and the Iberian mole, Talpa occidentalis) are discussed in relation to a changing world where increasing exposure to artificial light at night (ALAN) is becoming a challenge for humans and animals in the modern society.
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- Jens Hannibal
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Joye DAM, Evans JA. Sex differences in daily timekeeping and circadian clock circuits. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 126:45-55. [PMID: 33994299 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The circadian system regulates behavior and physiology in many ways important for health. Circadian rhythms are expressed by nearly every cell in the body, and this large system is coordinated by a central clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Sex differences in daily rhythms are evident in humans and understanding how circadian function is modulated by biological sex is an important goal. This review highlights work examining effects of sex and gonadal hormones on daily rhythms, with a focus on behavior and SCN circuitry in animal models commonly used in pre-clinical studies. Many questions remain in this area of the field, which would benefit from further work investigating this topic.
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- Deborah A M Joye
- Marquette University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Marquette University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Soni SK, Basu P, Singaravel M, Sharma R, Pandi-Perumal SR, Cardinali DP, Reiter RJ. Sirtuins and the circadian clock interplay in cardioprotection: focus on sirtuin 1. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:2503-2515. [PMID: 33388853 PMCID: PMC11073088 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03713-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chronic disruption of circadian rhythms which include intricate molecular transcription-translation feedback loops of evolutionarily conserved clock genes has serious health consequences and negatively affects cardiovascular physiology. Sirtuins (SIRTs) are nuclear, cytoplasmic and mitochondrial histone deacetylases that influence the circadian clock with clock-controlled oscillatory protein, NAMPT, and its metabolite NAD+. Sirtuins are linked to the multi-organ protective role of melatonin, particularly in acute kidney injury and in cardiovascular diseases, where melatonin, via upregulation of SIRT1 expression, inhibits the apoptotic pathway. This review focuses on SIRT1, an NAD+-dependent class III histone deacetylase which counterbalances the intrinsic histone acetyltransferase activity of one of the clock genes, CLOCK. SIRT1 is involved in the development of cardiomyocytes, regulation of voltage-gated cardiac sodium ion channels via deacetylation, prevention of atherosclerotic plaque formation in the cardiovascular system, protection against oxidative damage and anti-thrombotic actions. Overall, SIRT1 has a see-saw effect on cardioprotection, with low levels being cardioprotective and higher levels leading to cardiac hypertrophy.
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- Sanjeev Kumar Soni
- Chronobiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Chronobiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Chronobiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Modulation of single cell circadian response to NMDA by diacylglycerol lipase inhibition reveals a role of endocannabinoids in light entrainment of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Neuropharmacology 2021; 185:108455. [PMID: 33444638 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus is the master clock that drives circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior and adjusts their timing to external cues. Neurotransmitter glutamate and glutamatergic receptors sensitive to N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) play a dual role in the SCN by coupling astrocytic and neuronal single cell oscillators and by resetting their phase in response to light. Recent reports suggested that signaling by endogenous cannabinoids (ECs) participates in both of these functions. We have previously shown that ECs, such as 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), act via CB1 receptors to affect the SCN response to light-mimicking NMDA stimulus in a time-dependent manner. We hypothesized that this ability is linked to the circadian regulation of EC signaling. We demonstrate that circadian clock in the rat SCN regulates expression of 2-AG transport, synthesis and degradation enzymes as well as its receptors. Inhibition of the major 2-AG synthesis enzyme, diacylglycerol lipase, enhanced the phase delay and lowered the amplitude of explanted SCN rhythm in response to NMDAR activation. Using microscopic PER2 bioluminescence imaging, we visualized how individual single cell oscillators in different parts of the SCN respond to the DAGL inhibition/NMDAR activation and shape response of the whole pacemaker. Additionally, we present strong evidence that the zero amplitude behavior of the SCN in response to single NMDA stimulus in the middle of subjective night is the result of a loss of rhythm in individual SCN cells. The paper provides new insights into the modulatory role of endocannabinoid signaling during the light entrainment of the SCN.
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Morris H, Gonçalves CF, Dudek M, Hoyland J, Meng QJ. Tissue physiology revolving around the clock: circadian rhythms as exemplified by the intervertebral disc. Ann Rheum Dis 2021; 80:828-839. [PMID: 33397731 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Circadian clocks in the brain and peripheral tissues temporally coordinate local physiology to align with the 24 hours rhythmic environment through light/darkness, rest/activity and feeding/fasting cycles. Circadian disruptions (during ageing, shift work and jet-lag) have been proposed as a risk factor for degeneration and disease of tissues, including the musculoskeletal system. The intervertebral disc (IVD) in the spine separates the bony vertebrae and permits movement of the spinal column. IVD degeneration is highly prevalent among the ageing population and is a leading cause of lower back pain. The IVD is known to experience diurnal changes in loading patterns driven by the circadian rhythm in rest/activity cycles. In recent years, emerging evidence indicates the existence of molecular circadian clocks within the IVD, disruption to which accelerates tissue ageing and predispose animals to IVD degeneration. The cell-intrinsic circadian clocks in the IVD control key aspects of physiology and pathophysiology by rhythmically regulating the expression of ~3.5% of the IVD transcriptome, allowing cells to cope with the drastic biomechanical and chemical changes that occur throughout the day. Indeed, epidemiological studies on long-term shift workers have shown an increased incidence of lower back pain. In this review, we summarise recent findings of circadian rhythms in health and disease, with the IVD as an exemplar tissue system. We focus on rhythmic IVD functions and discuss implications of utilising biological timing mechanisms to improve tissue health and mitigate degeneration. These findings may have broader implications in chronic rheumatic conditions, given the recent findings of musculoskeletal circadian clocks.
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- Honor Morris
- Wellcome Centre for Cell Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK .,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University, NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK .,Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Qiu MJ, Zhang L, Fang XF, Li QT, Zhu LS, Zhang B, Yang SL, Xiong ZF. Research on the circadian clock gene HNF4a in different malignant tumors. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18:1339-1347. [PMID: 33628089 PMCID: PMC7893568 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.49997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background: The circadian rhythm is produced by multiple feedback loops formed by the core clock genes after transcription and translation, thus regulating various metabolic and physiological functions of the human body. We have shown previously that the abnormal expression of 14 clock genes is related closely to the occurrence and development of different malignant tumors, and these genes may play an anti-cancer or pro-cancer role in different tumors. HNF4a has many typical properties of clock proteins involved in the clock gene negative feedback loop regulation process. We need to explore the function of HNF4a as a circadian clock gene in malignant tumors further. Methods: We used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database to download the clinicopathological information of twenty malignant tumors and the corresponding RNA-seq data. The HNF4a RNA-seq data standardized by R language and clinical information were integrated to reveal the relationship between HNF4a and prognosis of patients. Results: Analysis of TCGA data showed that the prognosis of HNF4a was significantly different in BLCA, KIRC, LUSC, and READ. High HNF4a expression is correlated with good prognosis in BLCA, KIRC, and READ but poor prognosis in LUSC. However, HNF4a was associated with the stages, T stages, and lymph node status only in BLCA. Conclusions: HNF4a plays different roles in different malignancies, and the abnormal expression of HNF4a has a great correlation with the biological characteristics of BLCA. The low expression of HNF4a could be a reference index for the metastasis, recurrence, and prognosis of BLCA.
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- Meng-Jun Qiu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Charles River Laboratories, Inc., 6995 Longley Lane, Reno NV 89511
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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Georg B, Fahrenkrug J, Jørgensen HL, Hannibal J. The Circadian Clock Is Sustained in the Thyroid Gland of VIP Receptor 2 Deficient Mice. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:737581. [PMID: 34539582 PMCID: PMC8441547 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.737581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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VIP/VPAC2-receptor signaling is crucial for functioning of the circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) since the lack results in disrupted synchrony between SCN cells and altered locomotor activity, body temperature, hormone secretion and heart rhythm. Endocrine glands, including the thyroid, show daily oscillations in clock gene expression and hormone secretion, and SCN projections target neurosecretory hypothalamic thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-releasing hormone cells. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge of mechanisms important for regulation of the thyroid clock by evaluating the impact of VIP/VPAC2-receptor signaling. Quantifications of mRNAs of three clock genes (Per1, Per2 and Bmal1) in thyroids of wild type (WT) and VPAC2-receptor deficient mice were done by qPCR. Tissues were taken every 4th h during 24-h 12:12 light-dark (LD) and constant darkness (DD) periods, both genders were used. PER1 immunoreactivity was visualized on sections of both WT and VPAC2 lacking mice during a LD cycle. Finally, TSH and the thyroid hormone T4 levels were measured in the sera by commercial ELISAs. During LD, rhythmic expression of all three mRNA was found in both the WT and knockout animals. In VPAC2-receptor knockout animals, the amplitudes were approximately halved compared to the ones in the WT mice. In the WT, Per1 mRNA peaked around "sunset", Per2 mRNA followed with approximately 2 h, while Bmal1 mRNA was in antiphase with Per1. In the VPAC2 knockout mice, the phases of the mRNAs were advanced approximately 5 h compared to the WT. During DD, the phases of all the mRNAs were identical to the ones found during LD in both groups of mice. PER1 immunoreactivity was delayed compared to its mRNA and peaked during the night in follicular cells of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands in the WT animals. In WT animals, TSH was high around the transition to darkness compared to light-on, while T4 did not change during the 24 h cycle. In conclusion, sustained and identical rhythms (phases and amplitudes) of three clock genes were found in VPAC2 deficient mice during LD and DD suggesting high degree of independence of the thyroid clock from the master SCN clock.
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- Birgitte Georg
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Birgitte Georg,
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Spencer C, Tripp E, Fu F, Pauls S. Evolutionary Constraints on Connectivity Patterns in the Mammalian Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. FRONTIERS IN NETWORK PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 1:716883. [PMID: 36925572 PMCID: PMC10013059 DOI: 10.3389/fnetp.2021.716883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) comprises about 20,000 interconnected oscillatory neurons that create and maintain a robust circadian signal which matches to external light cues. Here, we use an evolutionary game theoretic framework to explore how evolutionary constraints can influence the synchronization of the system under various assumptions on the connection topology, contributing to the understanding of the structure of interneuron connectivity. Our basic model represents the SCN as a network of agents each with two properties-a phase and a flag that determines if it communicates with its neighbors or not. Communication comes at a cost to the agent, but synchronization of phases with its neighbors bears a benefit. Earlier work shows that when we have "all-to-all" connectivity, where every agent potentially communicates with every other agent, there is often a simple trade-off that leads to complete communication and synchronization of the system: the benefit must be greater than twice the cost. This trade-off for all-to-all connectivity gives us a baseline to compare to when looking at other topologies. Using simulations, we compare three plausible topologies to the all-to-all case, finding that convergence to synchronous dynamics occurs in all considered topologies under similar benefit and cost trade-offs. Consequently, sparser, less biologically costly topologies are reasonable evolutionary outcomes for organisms that develop a synchronizable oscillatory network. Our simulations also shed light on constraints imposed by the time scale on which we observe the SCN to arise in mammals. We find two conditions that allow for a synchronizable system to arise in relatively few generations. First, the benefits of connectivity must outweigh the cost of facilitating the connectivity in the network. Second, the game at the core of the model needs to be more cooperative than antagonistic games such as the Prisoner's Dilemma. These results again imply that evolutionary pressure may have driven the system towards sparser topologies, as they are less costly to create and maintain. Last, our simulations indicate that models based on the mutualism game fare the best in uptake of communication and synchronization compared to more antagonistic games such as the Prisoner's Dilemma.
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- Connor Spencer
- Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
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Palego L, Giannaccini G, Betti L. Neuroendocrine Response to Psychosocial Stressors, Inflammation Mediators and Brain-periphery Pathways of Adaptation. Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem 2020; 21:2-19. [PMID: 33319677 DOI: 10.2174/1871524920999201214231243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Threats, challenging events, adverse experiences, predictable or unpredictable, namely stressors, characterize life, being unavoidable for humans. The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) are well-known to underlie adaptation to psychosocial stress in the context of other interacting systems, signals and mediators. However, much more effort is necessary to elucidate these modulatory cues for a better understanding of how and why the "brain-body axis" acts for resilience or, on the contrary, cannot cope with stress from a biochemical and biological point of view. Indeed, failure to adapt increases the risk of developing and/or relapsing mental illnesses such as burnout, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and at least some types of depression, even favoring/worsening neurodegenerative and somatic comorbidities, especially in the elderly. We will review here the current knowledge on this area, focusing on works presenting the main brain centers responsible for stressor interpretation and processing, together with those underscoring the physiology/biochemistry of endogenous stress responses. Autonomic and HPA patterns, inflammatory cascades and energy/redox metabolic arrays will be presented as allostasis promoters, leading towards adaptation to psychosocial stress and homeostasis, but also as possible vulnerability factors for allostatic overload and non-adaptive reactions. Besides, the existence of allostasis buffering systems will be treated. Finally, we will suggest promising lines of future research, particularly the use of animal and cell culture models together with human studies by means of high-throughput multi-omics technologies, which could entangle the biochemical signature of resilience or stress-related illness, a considerably helpful facet for improving patients' treatment and monitoring.
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- Lionella Palego
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Littleton ES, Childress ML, Gosting ML, Jackson AN, Kojima S. Genome-wide correlation analysis to identify amplitude regulators of circadian transcriptome output. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21839. [PMID: 33318596 PMCID: PMC7736363 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78851-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cell-autonomous circadian system, consisting of core clock genes, generates near 24-h rhythms and regulates the downstream rhythmic gene expression. While it has become clear that the percentage of rhythmic genes varies among mouse tissues, it remains unclear how this variation can be generated, particularly when the clock machinery is nearly identical in all tissues. In this study, we sought to characterize circadian transcriptome datasets that are publicly available and identify the critical component(s) involved in creating this variation. We found that the relative amplitude of 13 genes and the average level of 197 genes correlated with the percentage of cycling genes. Of those, the correlation of Rorc in both relative amplitude and the average level was one of the strongest. In addition, the level of Per2AS, a novel non-coding transcript that is expressed at the Period 2 locus, was also linearly correlated, although with a much lesser degree compared to Rorc. Overall, our study provides insight into how the variation in the percentage of clock-controlled genes can be generated in mouse tissues and suggests that Rorc and potentially Per2AS are involved in regulating the amplitude of circadian transcriptome output.
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- Evan S Littleton
- Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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Vasopressin in circadian function of SCN. J Biosci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-020-00109-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Touitou Y, Point S. Effects and mechanisms of action of light-emitting diodes on the human retina and internal clock. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 190:109942. [PMID: 32758719 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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White light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will likely become the most used lighting devices worldwide in the future because of their very low prices over the course of their long lifespans which can be up to several tens of thousands of hours. The expansion of LED use in both urban and domestic lighting has prompted questions regarding their possible health effects, because the light that they provide is potentially high in the harmful blue band (400-500 nm) of the visible light spectrum. Research on the potential effects of LEDs and their blue band on human health has followed three main directions: 1) examining their retinal phototoxicity; 2) examining disruption of the internal clock, i.e., an out-of-sync clock, in shift workers and night workers, including the accompanying health issues, most concerningly an increased relative risk of cancer; and 3) examining risky, inappropriate late-night use of smartphones and consoles among children and adolescents. Here, we document the recognized or potential health issues associated with LED lighting together with their underlying mechanisms of action. There is so far no evidence that LED lighting is deleterious to human retina under normal use. However, exposure to artificial light at night is a new source of pollution because it affects the circadian clock. Blue-rich light, including cold white LEDs, should be considered a new endocrine disruptor, because it affects estrogen secretion and has unhealthful consequences in women, as demonstrated to occur via a complex mechanism.
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- Yvan Touitou
- Unité de Chronobiologie, Fondation A. de Rothschild, 75019, Paris, France.
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Shan Y, Abel JH, Li Y, Izumo M, Cox KH, Jeong B, Yoo SH, Olson DP, Doyle FJ, Takahashi JS. Dual-Color Single-Cell Imaging of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Reveals a Circadian Role in Network Synchrony. Neuron 2020; 108:164-179.e7. [PMID: 32768389 PMCID: PMC8265161 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) acts as a master pacemaker driving circadian behavior and physiology. Although the SCN is small, it is composed of many cell types, making it difficult to study the roles of particular cells. Here we develop bioluminescent circadian reporter mice that are Cre dependent, allowing the circadian properties of genetically defined populations of cells to be studied in real time. Using a Color-Switch PER2::LUCIFERASE reporter that switches from red PER2::LUCIFERASE to green PER2::LUCIFERASE upon Cre recombination, we assess circadian rhythms in two of the major classes of peptidergic neurons in the SCN: AVP (arginine vasopressin) and VIP (vasoactive intestinal polypeptide). Surprisingly, we find that circadian function in AVP neurons, not VIP neurons, is essential for autonomous network synchrony of the SCN and stability of circadian rhythmicity.
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- Yongli Shan
- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA.
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Chen G, Zhao H, Ma S, Chen L, Wu G, Zhu Y, Zhu J, Ma C, Zhao H. Circadian Rhythm Protein Bmal1 Modulates Cartilage Gene Expression in Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis via the MAPK/ERK Pathway. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:527744. [PMID: 33041790 PMCID: PMC7530270 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.527744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of the circadian gene Bmal1 in human cartilage and its crosstalk with the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA). We verified the periodical variation of the circadian gene Bmal1 and then established a modified multiple platform method (MMPM) to induce circadian rhythm disturbance leading to TMJ-OA. IL-6, p-ERK, and Bmal1 mRNA and protein expression levels were assessed by real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Chondrocytes were treated with an ERK inhibitor (U0126), siRNA and plasmid targeting Bmal1 under IL-6 simulation; then, the cells were subjected to Western blotting to analyze the relationship between Bmal1 and the MAPK/ERK pathway. We found that sleep rhythm disturbance can downregulate the circadian gene BMAL-1 and improve phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK) and IL-6 levels. Furthermore, Bmal1 siRNA transfection was sufficient to improve the p-ERK level and aggravate OA-like gene expression changes under IL-6 stimulation. Bmal1 overexpression relieved the alterations induced by IL-6, which was consistent with the effect of U0126 (an ERK inhibitor). However, we also found that BMAL1 upregulation can decrease ERK phosphorylation, whereas ERK downregulation did not change BMAL1 expression. Collectively, this study provides new insight into the regulatory mechanism that links chondrocyte BMAL1 to cartilage maintenance and repair in TMJ-OA via the MAPK/ERK pathway and suggests that circadian rhythm disruption is a risk factor for TMJ-OA.
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- Guokun Chen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Jinan Airong Plastic Surgery Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration and Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China
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Olde Engberink AHO, Huisman J, Michel S, Meijer JH. Brief light exposure at dawn and dusk can encode day-length in the neuronal network of the mammalian circadian pacemaker. FASEB J 2020; 34:13685-13695. [PMID: 32869393 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001133rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The central circadian pacemaker in mammals, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), is important for daily as well as seasonal rhythms. The SCN encodes seasonal changes in day length by adjusting phase distribution among oscillating neurons thereby shaping the output signal used for adaptation of physiology and behavior. It is well-established that brief light exposure at the beginning and end of the day, also referred to as "skeleton" light pulses, are sufficient to evoke the seasonal behavioral phenotype. However, the effect of skeleton light exposure on SCN network reorganization remains unknown. Therefore, we exposed mice to brief morning and evening light pulses that mark the time of dawn and dusk in a short winter- or a long summer day. Single-cell PER2::LUC recordings, electrophysiological recordings of SCN activity, and measurements of GABA response polarity revealed that skeleton light-regimes affected the SCN network to the same degree as full photoperiod. These results indicate the powerful, yet potentially harmful effects of even relatively short light exposures during the evening or night for nocturnal animals.
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- Anneke H O Olde Engberink
- Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cellular and Chemical Biology, Laboratory for Neurophysiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Porcu A, Vaughan M, Nilsson A, Arimoto N, Lamia K, Welsh DK. Vulnerability to helpless behavior is regulated by the circadian clock component CRYPTOCHROME in the mouse nucleus accumbens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:13771-13782. [PMID: 32487727 PMCID: PMC7306774 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2000258117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The nucleus accumbens (NAc), a central component of the midbrain dopamine reward circuit, exhibits disturbed circadian rhythms in the postmortem brains of depressed patients. We hypothesized that normal mood regulation requires proper circadian timing in the NAc, and that mood disorders are associated with dysfunctions of the NAc cellular circadian clock. In mice exhibiting stress-induced depression-like behavior (helplessness), we found altered circadian clock function and high nighttime expression of the core circadian clock component CRYPTOCHROME (CRY) in the NAc. In the NAc of helpless mice, we found that higher expression of CRY is associated with decreased activation of dopamine 1 receptor-expressing medium spiny neurons (D1R-MSNs). Furthermore, D1R-MSN-specific CRY-knockdown in the NAc reduced susceptibility to stress-induced helplessness and increased NAc neuronal activation at night. Finally, we show that CRY inhibits D1R-induced G protein activation, likely by interacting with the Gs protein. Altered circadian rhythms and CRY expression were also observed in human fibroblasts from major depressive disorder patients. Our data reveal a causal role for CRY in regulating the midbrain dopamine reward system, and provide a mechanistic link between the NAc circadian clock and vulnerability to depression.
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- Alessandra Porcu
- Research Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161;
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Center for Circadian Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Center for Circadian Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Center for Circadian Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Center for Circadian Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Mirizio GG, Nunes RSM, Vargas DA, Foster C, Vieira E. Time-of-Day Effects on Short-Duration Maximal Exercise Performance. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9485. [PMID: 32528038 PMCID: PMC7289891 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66342-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Time-of-day dependent fluctuations in exercise performance have been documented across different sports and seem to affect both endurance and resistance modes of exercise. Most of the studies published to date have shown that the performance in short-duration maximal exercises (i.e. less than 1 min - e.g. sprints, jumps, isometric contractions) exhibits diurnal fluctuations, peaking between 16:00 and 20:00 h. However, the time-of-day effects on short duration exercise performance may be minimized by the following factors: (1) short exposures to moderately warm and humid environments; (2) active warm-up protocols; (3) intermittent fasting conditions; (4) warming-up while listening to music; or (5) prolonged periods of training at a specific time of day. This suggests that short-duration maximal exercise performance throughout the day is controlled not only by body temperature, hormone levels, motivation and mood state but also by a versatile circadian system within skeletal muscle. The time of day at which short-duration maximal exercise is conducted represents an important variable for training prescription. However, the literature available to date lacks a specific review on this subject. Therefore, the present review aims to (1) elucidate time-of-day specific effects on short-duration maximal exercise performance and (2) discuss strategies to promote better performance in short-duration maximal exercises at different times of the day.
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- Gerardo Gabriel Mirizio
- Muscle Cell Physiology Laboratory, Center of Molecular Studies of the Cell, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Graduate Program on Physical Education, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, La Crosse, USA
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- Postgraduate Program on Physical Education, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Riedel CS, Georg B, Fahrenkrug J, Hannibal J. Altered light induced EGR1 expression in the SCN of PACAP deficient mice. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232748. [PMID: 32379800 PMCID: PMC7205239 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The brain’s biological clock is located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus and generates circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior. The circadian clock needs daily adjustment by light to stay synchronized (entrained) with the astronomical 24 h light/dark cycle. Light entrainment occurs via melanopsin expressing retinal ganglion cells (mRGCs) and two neurotransmitters of the retinohypothalamic tract (RHT), PACAP and glutamate, which transmit light information to the SCN neurons. In SCN neurons, light signaling involves the immediate-early genes Fos, Egr1 and the clock genes Per1 and Per2. In this study, we used PACAP deficient mice to evaluate PACAP’s role in light induced gene expression of EGR1 in SCN neurons during early (ZT17) and late (ZT23) subjective night at high (300 lux) and low (10 lux) white light exposure. We found significantly lower levels of both EGR1 mRNA and protein in the SCN in PACAP deficient mice compared to wild type mice at early subjective night (ZT17) exposed to low but not high light intensity. No difference was found between the two genotypes at late night (ZT23) at neither light intensities. In conclusion, light mediated EGR1 induction in SCN neurons at early night at low light intensities is dependent of PACAP signaling. A role of PACAP in shaping synaptic plasticity during light stimulation at night is discussed.
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- Casper Schwartz Riedel
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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Cannabinoid Signaling Recruits Astrocytes to Modulate Presynaptic Function in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. eNeuro 2020; 7:ENEURO.0081-19.2020. [PMID: 31964686 PMCID: PMC7029187 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0081-19.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Circadian rhythms are 24-h cycles in physiology regulated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the brain, where daily cues act on SCN neurons to alter clock timing. Cannabinoid signaling modulates SCN neuronal activity, although the mechanism remains unclear. We propose that neuronal activity generates endocannabinoid release, activating astrocyte Ca2+ signaling, which releases adenosine and activates adenosine-1 receptors (A1Rs) on the presynaptic axon terminals, decreasing GABA release. We demonstrated, in mice, that activation of cannabinoid-1 receptors (CB1R) with the agonist WIN 55,212-2 (WIN) reduced the miniature GABA receptor-mediated postsynaptic current (mGPSC) frequency by a mechanism that requires astrocytes and A1R. WIN activated an intracellular Ca2+ signaling pathway in astrocytes. Activating this intracellular Ca2+ pathway with designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) also decreased the mGPSC frequency and required A1R activation. The frequency of spontaneous Ca2+ events, including those induced by depolarization of a postsynaptic SCN neuron, was reduced by blocking CB1R activation with AM251, demonstrating neuronal endocannabinoid signaling modulates astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in the SCN. Finally, daytime application of WIN or adenosine phase advanced the molecular circadian clock, indicating that this cannabinoid signaling pathway is vital for the timing of circadian rhythms.
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Lee J, Kim DE, Griffin P, Sheehan PW, Kim D, Musiek ES, Yoon S. Inhibition of REV-ERBs stimulates microglial amyloid-beta clearance and reduces amyloid plaque deposition in the 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Aging Cell 2020; 19:e13078. [PMID: 31800167 PMCID: PMC6996949 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A promising new therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the circadian system. Although patients with AD are known to have abnormal circadian rhythms and suffer sleep disturbances, the role of the molecular clock in regulating amyloid-beta (Aβ) pathology is still poorly understood. Here, we explored how the circadian repressors REV-ERBα and β affected Aβ clearance in mouse microglia. We discovered that, at Circadian time 4 (CT4), microglia expressed higher levels of the master clock protein BMAL1 and more rapidly phagocytosed fibrillary Aβ1-42 (fAβ1-42 ) than at CT12. BMAL1 directly drives transcription of REV-ERB proteins, which are implicated in microglial activation. Interestingly, pharmacological inhibition of REV-ERBs with the small molecule antagonist SR8278 or genetic knockdown of REV-ERBs-accelerated microglial uptake of fAβ1-42 and increased transcription of BMAL1. SR8278 also promoted microglia polarization toward a phagocytic M2-like phenotype with increased P2Y12 receptor expression. Finally, constitutive deletion of Rev-erbα in the 5XFAD model of AD decreased amyloid plaque number and size and prevented plaque-associated increases in disease-associated microglia markers including TREM2, CD45, and Clec7a. Altogether, our work suggests a novel strategy for controlling Aβ clearance and neuroinflammation by targeting REV-ERBs and provides new insights into the role of REV-ERBs in AD.
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MESH Headings
- ARNTL Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Alzheimer Disease/pathology
- Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemical synthesis
- Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism
- Animals
- CLOCK Proteins/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Circadian Clocks/genetics
- Disease Models, Animal
- Isoquinolines/pharmacology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Microglia/metabolism
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1/metabolism
- Plaque, Amyloid/genetics
- Plaque, Amyloid/metabolism
- Plaque, Amyloid/pathology
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y12/drug effects
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y12/metabolism
- Repressor Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Repressor Proteins/genetics
- Repressor Proteins/metabolism
- Synapses/genetics
- Synapses/metabolism
- Thiophenes/pharmacology
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- Jiyeon Lee
- Department of Brain ScienceAsan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
- Department of NeurologyHope Center for Neurological DisordersWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of Brain ScienceAsan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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- Department of NeurologyHope Center for Neurological DisordersWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of NeurologyHope Center for Neurological DisordersWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of Brain ScienceAsan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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- Department of NeurologyHope Center for Neurological DisordersWashington University School of MedicineSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of Brain ScienceAsan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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Pilorz V, Astiz M, Heinen KO, Rawashdeh O, Oster H. The Concept of Coupling in the Mammalian Circadian Clock Network. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:3618-3638. [PMID: 31926953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The circadian clock network regulates daily rhythms in mammalian physiology and behavior to optimally adapt the organism to the 24-h day/night cycle. A central pacemaker, the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), coordinates subordinate cellular oscillators in the brain, as well as in peripheral organs to align with each other and external time. Stability and coordination of this vast network of cellular oscillators is achieved through different levels of coupling. Although coupling at the molecular level and across the SCN is well established and believed to define its function as pacemaker structure, the notion of coupling in other tissues and across the whole system is less well understood. In this review, we describe the different levels of coupling in the mammalian circadian clock system - from molecules to the whole organism. We highlight recent advances in gaining knowledge of the complex organization and function of circadian network regulation and its significance for the generation of stable but plastic intrinsic 24-h rhythms.
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- Violetta Pilorz
- University of Lübeck, Institute of Neurobiology, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Marie-Curie-Strasse, 23562, Luebeck, Germany
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- University of Lübeck, Institute of Neurobiology, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Marie-Curie-Strasse, 23562, Luebeck, Germany
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- University of Lübeck, Institute of Neurobiology, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Marie-Curie-Strasse, 23562, Luebeck, Germany
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, St Lucia Qld, 4071, Australia
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- University of Lübeck, Institute of Neurobiology, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, Marie-Curie-Strasse, 23562, Luebeck, Germany.
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Circadian rhythms in Per1, PER2 and Ca 2+ of a solitary SCN neuron cultured on a microisland. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18271. [PMID: 31797953 PMCID: PMC6892917 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54654-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Circadian rhythms in Per1, PER2 expression and intracellular Ca2+ were measured from a solitary SCN neuron or glial cell which was physically isolated from other cells. Dispersed cells were cultured on a platform of microisland (100–200 μm in diameter) in a culture dish. Significant circadian rhythms were detected in 57.1% for Per1 and 70.0% for PER2 expression. When two neurons were located on the same island, the circadian rhythms showed desynchronization, indicating a lack of oscillatory coupling. Circadian rhythms were also detected in intracellular Ca2+ of solitary SCN neurons. The ratio of circadian positive neurons was significantly larger without co-habitant of glial cells (84.4%) than with it (25.0%). A relatively large fraction of SCN neurons generates the intrinsic circadian oscillation without neural or humoral networks. In addition, glial cells seem to interrupt the expression of the circadian rhythmicity of intracellular Ca2+ under these conditions.
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Sládek M, Houdek P, Sumová A. Circadian profiling reveals distinct regulation of endocannabinoid system in the rat plasma, liver and adrenal glands by light-dark and feeding cycles. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2019; 1864:158533. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.158533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hannibal J, Norn THB, Georg B, Fahrenkrug J. Spatiotemporal expression pattern of PERIOD 1 and PERIOD 2 in the mouse SCN is dependent on VIP receptor 2 signaling. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 50:3115-3132. [PMID: 31211910 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neurons of the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) express clock genes, which regulate their own transcription and generate daily output signals driving circadian rhythmic behavior and physiology. The neuropeptide VIP and its specific receptor, the VPAC2 receptor, are important for synchronization of clock neurons. In the present study, we characterized PER1 and PER2 expressing neurons in wild-type and VPAC2-deficient mice. We found evidence for distinct spatiotemporal circadian oscillation in the expression of the PER genes in two separate clusters of SCN neurons. In wild-type mice corresponding to the SCN shell and ventral core, high expression of PER was found at lights-off most likely representing an evening clock (E-clock). In another smaller cluster of neurons located in the central core of the SCN, PER expression peaks in antiphase at lights-on and could represent a morning clock (M-clock). BMAL1 immunoreactivity was found to be expressed in antiphase to PER in M and E neurons, respectively. PER was found in 98% of neurons expressing vasopressin (AVP) and in 92% of VIP neurons. The chemotype of M neurons was not identified. M but not E cells were responsive to long but not short photoperiods. The expression of the VPAC2 receptor was found in both M and E cells, and VPAC2-deficient mice displayed markedly blunted PER expression in both cell clusters of the SCN. Conclusion: These observations support the existence of M and E clocks involved in circadian and seasonal adaptation, which seem dependent on intact VIP/VPAC2 signaling in the SCN.
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- Jens Hannibal
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Time to Target Stroke: Examining the Circadian System in Stroke. THE YALE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2019; 92:349-357. [PMID: 31249495 PMCID: PMC6585528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of long-term disability. Ischemic strokes account for 87 percent of total stroke cases, yet the only FDA-approved treatments involve disruption of the blood clot to restore blood flow. New treatments aimed at saving or protecting neural tissue have largely failed in clinical trials and so new methodology or targets must be found. The occurrence of strokes significantly increases between 6 AM and 12 PM, implicating the circadian system in the onset of this debilitating brain injury. But it is not known whether or how the circadian system may regulate the response to and recovery from stroke. New strategies to identify treatments for stroke are beginning to look at cell types other than neurons as therapeutic targets, including astrocytes. In this review, we present links between the astrocyte circadian clock, the molecular response to stroke, and the damage caused by ischemia. We highlight aspects of astrocyte circadian function that could dictate new methodologies for stroke treatment, including the potential of chronotherapy.
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Min C, Kim H, Choi W, Lee KJ. Diversity in the structure of action potential-mediated neural connectivity within rat supra chiasmatic nucleus. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 50:2814-2829. [PMID: 30968479 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Action potential (AP)-mediated cell-to-cell communication is essential for the frequency-locking and phase-synchronization of the clock cells within the biological master clock, suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Nevertheless, the morphology of its network connectivity is largely unexplored. Here, with an optimized optogenetic light-stimulation and scanning protocol, we report some key characteristics of the inhibitory receptive field (IRF), the area which brings inhibitory synaptic currents to a given target cell, and basic statistics of the inhibitory network connections of rat SCN clock cells. ChR2 transfected, slice cultures of rat SCN were stimulated by a blue power LED light in a repetitive box-scanning modes, while a target cell was whole-cell patched. The registered inhibitory postsynaptic currents, which were brought by light-induced APs of presynaptic neurons, were mostly GABAergic. The sizes and shapes of IRFs of SCN cells were very diverse, and the number of presynaptic cells making up the IRF of a given target cell followed an exponential distribution with an average value of 8.9 approximately, according to our clustering analysis which is based on a hybrid measure D, combining the physical distance r and the difference in the current amplitudes of two different sites. Although this estimate inevitably depends on the construct of the measure D, it is found not so sensitive on the parameter w, which weighs the relative significance of the current amplitude different with respect to the physical distance r: The average number of presynaptic neurons varies < 26% over a significant range of 0 < w < 30. On average, the presynaptic connection number density around a target cell falls off as an exponentially decreasing function of r. But, its space constant (~210.7 μm) is quite large that long-range (>210.7 μm) neural connections are abundant (>66.9%) within the SCN.
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- Cheolhong Min
- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.,Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Noda M, Iwamoto I, Tabata H, Yamagata T, Ito H, Nagata KI. Role of Per3, a circadian clock gene, in embryonic development of mouse cerebral cortex. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5874. [PMID: 30971765 PMCID: PMC6458147 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42390-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Per3 is one of the primary components of circadian clock system. While circadian dysregulation is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of several neuropsychiatric diseases. It remains largely unknown whether they participate in embryonic brain development. Here, we examined the role of clock gene Per3 in the development of mouse cerebral cortex. In situ hybridization analysis revealed that Per3 is expressed in the developing mouse cortex. Acute knockdown of Per3 with in utero electroporation caused abnormal positioning of cortical neurons, which was rescued by RNAi-resistant Per3. Per3-deficient cells showed abnormal migration phenotypes, impaired axon extension and dendritic arbor formation. Taken together, Per3 was found to play a pivotal role in corticogenesis via regulation of excitatory neuron migration and synaptic network formation.
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- Mariko Noda
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan.
- Department of Neurochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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Cai T, Hua B, Luo D, Xu L, Cheng Q, Yuan G, Yan Z, Sun N, Hua L, Lu C. The circadian protein CLOCK regulates cell metabolism via the mitochondrial carrier SLC25A10. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:1310-1321. [PMID: 30943427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Physiological function and metabolic regulation are the most important outputs of circadian clock controls in mammals. Mitochondrial respiration and ROS production show rhythmic activity. Mitochondrial carriers, which are responsible for mitochondrial substance transfer, are vital for mitochondrial metabolism. Clock (Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput) is the first core circadian gene identified in mammalian animals. However, whether CLOCK protein can regulate mitochondrial functions via mitochondrial carriers is unclear. Here, we showed that CLOCK can bind to the mitochondrial carrier SLC25A10. For further analysis, we established a Slc25a10-/--Hepa1-6 cell line using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology. Slc25a10-/--Hepa1-6 cells showed disordered glucose homeostasis, increased oxidative stress levels, and damaged electron transport chains. Next, using an immunoprecipitation assay, we found that amino acids 43-84 and 169-210 in SLC25A10 are key sites that respond to CLOCK binding. Finally, forced expression of wild-type SLC25A10 in Slc25a10-/--Hepa1-6 cells could compensate for the loss of SLC25A10; the decreased glucose metabolism, severe oxidative stress and damaged electron transport chain were recovered. In addition, a mutant Slc25a10 with changes in two key sites did not show a rescue effect. In conclusion, we identified a new protein-protein interaction mechanism in which CLOCK can directly regulate cell metabolism via the mitochondrial membrane transporter SLC25A10. Our study might provide some new insights into the relationship between circadian clock and mitochondrial metabolism.
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- Tingting Cai
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai First People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Research Center on Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Sládek M, Sumová A. Modulation of NMDA-Mediated Clock Resetting in the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei of mPer2 Luc Mouse by Endocannabinoids. Front Physiol 2019; 10:361. [PMID: 30984034 PMCID: PMC6450388 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Light entrains the master circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) predominantly through glutamatergic signaling via NMDA receptors. The magnitude and the direction of resulting phase shifts depend on timing of the photic stimulus. Previous reports based on behavioral and electrophysiological data suggested that endocannabinoids (EC) might reduce the ability of the SCN clock to respond to light. However, there is little direct evidence for the involvement of EC in entrainment of the rhythmic clock gene expression in the SCN. We have used luminescence recording of cultured SCN slices from mPer2Luc mice to construct a complete phase response curve (PRC) for NMDA receptor activation. The results demonstrated that NMDA administration phase-shifts the PER2 rhythm in a time-specific manner. A stable “singularity,” in the course of which the clock seemingly stops while the overall phase is caught between delays and advances, can occur in response to NMDA at a narrow interval during the PER2 level decrease. NMDA-induced phase delays were affected neither by the agonist (WIN 55,212-2 mesylate) nor by the antagonist (rimonabant hydrochloride) of EC receptors. However, the agonist significantly reduced the NMDA-induced phase advance of the clock, while the antagonist enhanced the phase advance, causing a shift in the sensitivity window of the SCN to NMDA. The modulation of EC signaling in the SCN had no effect by itself on the phase of the PER2 rhythm. The results provide evidence for a modulatory role of EC in photic entrainment of the circadian clock in the SCN.
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- Martin Sládek
- Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia
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The functions of sleep remain a mystery. Yet they must be important since sleep is highly conserved, and its chronic disruption is associated with various metabolic, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders. This review will cover our evolving understanding of the mechanisms by which sleep is controlled and the complex relationship between sleep and disease states.
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- William J Joiner
- Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Neurosciences Graduate Program, and Center for Circadian Biology, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, California
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