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ArticleScientific reports2023

Individual light history matters to deal with the Antarctic summer.

Julieta Castillo, André C Tonon, María Paz Hidalgo, Ana Silva, Bettina Tassino

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Julieta CastilloGrupo Cronobiología, Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
André C TononLaboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
María Paz HidalgoLaboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Ana SilvaGrupo Cronobiología, Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Bettina TassinoGrupo Cronobiología, Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. tassino@fcien.edu.uy.
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre · BRUniversidad de la República de Uruguay · UYComisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica · UY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of light, main zeitgeber of the circadian system, depends on the time of day it is received. A brief trip to the Antarctic summer (ANT) allowed us to explore the impact of a sudden and synchronized increase in light exposure on activity-rest rhythms and sleep patterns of 11 Uruguayan university students, and to assess the significance of light history in determining individual circadian phase shift. Measurements collected in the peri-equinox in Montevideo, Uruguay (baseline situation, MVD) and in ANT, included sleep logs, actigraphy, and salivary melatonin to determine dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO), the most reliable marker of circadian phase. The increase in light exposure in ANT with respect to MVD (affecting both light-sensitive windows with opposite effects on the circadian phase) resulted in no net change in DLMO among participants as some participants advanced their DLMO and some others delayed it. The ultimate cause of each participant's distinctive circadian phase shift relied on the unique change in light exposure each individual was subjected to between their MVD and ANT. This study shows an association between the individual light history and the circadian phase shift.

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Circadian RhythmMelatoninAntarctic RegionsHumansSeasonsSleepMelatonin

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PMID37495664
PMCPMC10372057
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