ReviewNature reviews. Endocrinology2019
Circadian clocks and insulin resistance.
Review in Nature reviews. Endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05314855 (Role of the Central Brain Clock in the Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance), which is not on this map. Cited by 369 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Role of the Central Brain Clock in the Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance
Who cites it
369 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 684 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chronotype differences in the risk of cancers, diabetes mellitus, and poor mental health among shift workers: a meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Pooled it
- The Clinical Impact of Time-restricted Eating on Cancer: A Systematic Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The role of diabetes mellitus on delirium onset: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025 · on this mapPooled it
- The effect of altered sleep timing on glycaemic outcomes: Systematic review of human intervention studies.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Pooled it
- Circadian alignment of food intake and glycaemic control by time-restricted eating: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Does Intermittent Nutrition Enterally Normalise hormonal and metabolic responses to feeding in critically ill adults? The DINE-normal proof-of-concept study.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2025Trial
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- Marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids slow sleep impairment progression by regulating central circadian rhythms in type 2 diabetes.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Trial
- Chronobiological Factors Influencing Glycemic Control and Birth Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Effects of light therapy on sleep and circadian rhythm in older type 2 diabetics living in long-term care facilities: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Trial
- Circadian Modulation of the Antioxidant Effect of Grape Consumption: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Chronic exposure to artificial light at night dampens rhythms in locomotor activity, metabolism, and sleep in female mice.Physiology & behavior · 2026Article
- Insulin resistance in the 21st century: new takes on an old problem-2025 Diabetes, Diabetes Care, and Diabetologia Expert Forum.Diabetologia · 2026Review
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- Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality by Chronotype: A Prospective Cohort Study in Nurses' Health Study II.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Ramadan Fasting in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Linking the Gut-Mitophagy-Circadian Axis to Endothelial Dysfunction and Hepatic Outcomes.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
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- Discovery of circadian clock activators with anti-obesity efficacy via suppression of adipocyte development and hypertrophy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026Article
- Optimizing timing of exercise to improve metabolic outcomes in obesity and type 2 diabetes.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2026Review
- Association Between Sleep Characteristics and Anthropometric Indices Among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study From the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
309 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Insulin resistance is a main determinant in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The circadian timing system consists of a central brain clock in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and various peripheral tissue clocks. The circadian timing system is responsible for the coordination of many daily processes, including the daily rhythm in human glucose metabolism. The central clock regulates food intake, energy expenditure and whole-body insulin sensitivity, and these actions are further fine-tuned by local peripheral clocks. For instance, the peripheral clock in the gut regulates glucose absorption, peripheral clocks in muscle, adipose tissue and liver regulate local insulin sensitivity, and the peripheral clock in the pancreas regulates insulin secretion. Misalignment between different components of the circadian timing system and daily rhythms of sleep-wake behaviour or food intake as a result of genetic, environmental or behavioural factors might be an important contributor to the development of insulin resistance. Specifically, clock gene mutations, exposure to artificial light-dark cycles, disturbed sleep, shift work and social jet lag are factors that might contribute to circadian disruption. Here, we review the physiological links between circadian clocks, glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity, and present current evidence for a relationship between circadian disruption and insulin resistance. We conclude by proposing several strategies that aim to use chronobiological knowledge to improve human metabolic health.
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