Time is of the essence: The importance of considering biological rhythms in an increasingly polluted world

ESJ Thoré, AE Aulsebrook, JA Brand, RA Almeida… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Biological rhythms have a crucial role in sha** the biology and ecology of organisms.
Light pollution is known to disrupt these rhythms, and evidence is emerging that chemical …

Chemical interplay between gut microbiota and epigenetics: implications in circadian biology

SA Sharma, SO Oladejo, Z Kuang - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Circadian rhythms are intrinsic molecular mechanisms that synchronize biological functions
with the day/night cycle. The mammalian gut is colonized by a myriad of microbes …

Associations between gut microbiota and sleep: a two-sample, bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

J Wu, B Zhang, S Zhou, Z Huang, Y Xu, X Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Previous research has reported that the gut microbiota performs an essential
role in sleep through the microbiome–gut–brain axis. However, the causal association …

[HTML][HTML] A novel immune modulator IM33 mediates a glia-gut-neuronal axis that controls lifespan

W Xu, J Rustenhoven, CA Nelson, T Dykstra, A Ferreiro… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Aging is a complex process involving various systems and behavioral changes. Altered
immune regulation, dysbiosis, oxidative stress, and sleep decline are common features of …

Blood DNA methylation in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): a prospective cohort study

J Balnis, A Madrid, LA Drake, R Vancavage, A Tiwari… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background DNA methylation integrates environmental signals with transcriptional
programs. COVID-19 infection induces changes in the host methylome. While post-acute …

Homeostatic crosstalk among gut microbiome, hypothalamic and hepatic circadian clock oscillations, immunity and metabolism in response to different light–dark …

Y Zhen, Y Wang, F He, Y Chen, L Hu… - Journal of Pineal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The accelerated pace of life at present time has resulted in tremendous alterations in living
patterns. Changes in diet and eating patterns, in particular, coupled with irregular light–dark …

Exploring the potential relationships among obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and gut microbiota: a narrative review

ML Andersen, D Gozal, GN Pires… - Sexual Medicine …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Poor sleep quality is closely associated with comorbidities affecting a multitude
of organ systems. Among the sleep disorders in the population, there has recently been an …

Improvement of starvation resistance via periodic fasting is genetically variable in Drosophila melanogaster

BA Lenhart, A Ahsan, M McHaty… - Physiological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Organisms subjected to periodic nutrient limitation early in life exhibit improvements in
aspects of survival, including resistance to some environmental stressors. Recent findings …

A clock for all seasons in the subterranean

GA Oda, VS Valentinuzzi - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In 1976, Pittendrigh and Daan established a theoretical framework which has
coordinated research on circadian clock entrainment and photoperiodism until today. The …

[PDF][PDF] New awareness of the interplay between the gut microbiota and circadian rhythms

X Pang, L Chen, G Xu - Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2023 - sciendo.com
Circadian rhythms influence various aspects of the biology and physiology of the host, such
as food intake and sleep/wake cycles. In recent years, an increasing amount of genetic and …