ArticleThe European journal of neuroscience2020
Dim light at night exacerbates stroke outcome.
Article in The European journal of neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance of 2 lx maintains and restores physiological and neurophysiological circadian rhythms in rats.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Input to Central Amygdala Regulates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Mice for Chronic Light Exposure.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Dim light at night impacts circadian rhythms and Alzheimer's disease-like neuroinflammation and neuropathology in humanized APP SAA knock-in mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Association between outdoor artificial light at night, circadian health, and LDL-C in intracranial artery atherosclerotic stenosis.Clinical epigenetics · 2025Article
- Associations of Rest-Activity Rhythm Disturbances With Stroke Risk and Poststroke Adverse Outcomes.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Effects of dim light at night in C57BL/6 J mice on recovery after spinal cord injury.Experimental neurology · 2024Article
- Circadian Mechanisms in Brain Fluid Biology.Circulation research · 2024Review
- Acute exposure to artificial light at night alters hippocampal vascular structure in mice.iScience · 2023Article
- The effect of thioredoxin-1 in a rat model of traumatic brain injury depending on diurnal variation.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Role of circadian rhythms in pathogenesis of acute CNS injuries: Insights from experimental studies.Experimental neurology · 2022Review
- Disruptions of Circadian Rhythms and Thrombolytic Therapy During Ischemic Stroke Intervention.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
Circadian rhythms are endogenous biological cycles that synchronize physiology and behaviour to promote optimal function. These ~24-hr internal rhythms are set to precisely 24 hr daily by exposure to the sun. However, the prevalence of night-time lighting has the potential to dysregulate these biological functions. Hospital patients may be particularly vulnerable to the consequences of light at night because of their compromised physiological state. A mouse model of stroke (middle cerebral artery occlusion; MCAO) was used to test the hypothesis that exposure to dim light at night impairs responses to a major insult. Stroke lesion size was substantially larger among animals housed in dLAN after reperfusion than animals maintained in dark nights. Mice housed in dLAN for three days after the stroke displayed increased post-stroke anxiety-like behaviour. Overall, dLAN amplified pro-inflammatory pathways in the CNS, which may have exacerbated neuronal damage. Our results suggest that exposure to LAN is detrimental to stroke recovery.
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