ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Disturbances of Hormonal Circadian Rhythms by Light Pollution.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Residential Proximity to Major Roadways and Risk of Allergic Respiratory Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025Pooled it
- The Circadian-Light-Hygiene Hypothesis: A Potential Modulator of Fertility and Birthrate Trends.Biology · 2026Review
- Effects of Exposure to Extreme Artificial Light at Night on Liver Oxidative Damage and Gut Microbiota During Pregnancy and Lactation in Mice.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Effects of air and light pollution on brain and behavioral function: Potential synergy.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2025Review
- Endocrine regulation of circadian rhythms.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2025Review
- I "Gut" Rhythm: the microbiota as a modulator of the stress response and circadian rhythms.The FEBS journal · 2025Review
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- EndoCompass Project: Environmental Endocrinology.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2025Review
- The Common Hallmarks and Interconnected Pathways of Aging, Circadian Rhythms, and Cancer: Implications for Therapeutic Strategies.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Endocrine-circadian interactions in birds: implications when nights are no longer dark.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Review
- Outdoor artificial light at night exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: a case-control study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The circadian rhythms evolved to anticipate and cope with cyclic changes in environmental conditions. This adaptive function is currently compromised by increasing levels of artificial light at night (ALAN), which can represent a risk for the development of diseases of civilisation. The causal links are not completely understood, and this featured review focuses on the chronodisruption of the neuroendocrine control of physiology and behaviour by dim ALAN. The published data indicate that low levels of ALAN (2-5 lux) can attenuate the molecular mechanisms generating circadian rhythms in the central oscillator, eliminate the rhythmic changes in dominant hormonal signals, such as melatonin, testosterone and vasopressin, and interfere with the circadian rhythm of the dominant glucocorticoid corticosterone in rodents. These changes are associated with a disturbed daily pattern of metabolic changes and behavioural rhythms in activity and food and water intake. The increasing levels of ALAN require the identification of the pathways mediating possible negative consequences on health to design effective mitigation strategies to eliminate or minimise the effects of light pollution.
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