Association between circadian rhythms and neurodegenerative diseases

Y Leng, ES Musiek, K Hu, FP Cappuccio… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Dysfunction in 24-h circadian rhythms is a common occurrence in ageing adults; however,
circadian rhythm disruptions are more severe in people with age-related neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia: agents of the CNS pro-inflammatory response

JA Rodríguez-Gómez, E Kavanagh… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The pro-inflammatory immune response driven by microglia is a key contributor to the
pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases. Though the research of microglia …

Clocking in to immunity

C Scheiermann, J Gibbs, L Ince… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Circadian rhythms are a ubiquitous feature of virtually all living organisms, regulating a wide
diversity of physiological systems. It has long been established that the circadian clockwork …

Aging disrupts circadian gene regulation and function in macrophages

E Blacher, C Tsai, L Litichevskiy, Z Shipony… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is characterized by an increased vulnerability to infection and the development of
inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis, frailty, cancer and neurodegeneration …

Mechanisms linking circadian clocks, sleep, and neurodegeneration

ES Musiek, DM Holtzman - Science, 2016 - science.org
Disruptions of normal circadian rhythms and sleep cycles are consequences of aging and
can profoundly affect health. Accumulating evidence indicates that circadian and sleep …

Microglia, lifestyle stress, and neurodegeneration

C Madore, Z Yin, J Leibowitz, O Butovsky - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Recent years have witnessed a revolution in our understanding of microglia biology,
including their major role in the etiology and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases …

Chi3l1/YKL-40 is controlled by the astrocyte circadian clock and regulates neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

BV Lananna, CA McKee, MW King… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Regulation of glial activation and neuroinflammation are critical factors in the pathogenesis
of Alzheimer's disease (AD). YKL-40, a primarily astrocytic protein encoded by the gene …

The genetics of circadian rhythms, sleep and health

A Jagannath, L Taylor, Z Wakaf… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Circadian rhythms are 24-h rhythms in physiology and behaviour generated by molecular
clocks, which serve to coordinate internal time with the external world. The circadian system …

MicroRNAs: roles in regulating neuroinflammation

AD Gaudet, LK Fonken, LR Watkins… - The …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that broadly affect cellular and
physiological function in all multicellular organisms. Here, the role of miRNAs in …

Circadian regulator CLOCK recruits immune-suppressive microglia into the GBM tumor microenvironment

P Chen, WH Hsu, A Chang, Z Tan, Z Lan, A Zhou… - Cancer …, 2020 - aacrjournals.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal brain tumor containing a subpopulation of glioma stem cells
(GSC). Pan-cancer analyses have revealed that stemness of cancer cells correlates …