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ArticleJCI insight2023

An aging-susceptible circadian rhythm controls cutaneous antiviral immunity.

Stephen J Kirchner, Vivian Lei, Paul T Kim, Meera Patel, Jessica L Shannon, David Corcoran, Dalton Hughes, Diana K Waters, Kafui Dzirasa, Detlev Erdmann and 3 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Circadian considerations in antimicrobials.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026
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  5. Designing and Evaluating Circadian Experiments on Mouse Skin.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2025
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  7. Natural Compounds for Preventing Age-Related Diseases and Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Stephen J KirchnerDepartment of Dermatology.
Vivian LeiDepartment of Dermatology.
Paul T KimDepartment of Dermatology.
Meera PatelDepartment of Dermatology.
Jessica L ShannonDepartment of Dermatology.
David CorcoranDuke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology.
Dalton HughesDepartment of Neurobiology.
Diana K WatersDepartment of Neurobiology.
Kafui DzirasaDepartment of Neurobiology.
Detlev ErdmannDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, and.
Jörn CoersDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology.
Amanda S MacLeodDepartment of Dermatology.
Jennifer Y ZhangDepartment of Dermatology.
Center for Genomic Science · ITDuke University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USNational Medical Research Center of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery · RU

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007171 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KONTOS, CHRISTOPHER D · 1985 to 2021
$31.2M
Interferon-inducible cell-autonomous immunity to cytosolic bacterial pathogensR01AI139425 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Jorn Coers · 2019 to 2026
$3.4M
Dynamic Control of Innate Antiviral Immunity in Skin Homeostasis and InflammationR01AI139207 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, JENNIFER YUNYAN · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
UBE2N/UBE2V1 as a vulnerable link between keratinocytes and myeloid cellsR01AR073858 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Jennifer Yunyan Zhang · 2019 to 2026
$2.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139207NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139425NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073858NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aged skin is prone to viral infections, but the mechanisms responsible for this immunosenescent immune risk are unclear. We observed that aged murine and human skin expressed reduced levels of antiviral proteins (AVPs) and circadian regulators, including Bmal1 and Clock. Bmal1 and Clock were found to control rhythmic AVP expression in skin, and such circadian control of AVPs was diminished by disruption of immune cell IL-27 signaling and deletion of Bmal1/Clock genes in mouse skin, as well as siRNA-mediated knockdown of CLOCK in human primary keratinocytes. We found that treatment with the circadian-enhancing agents nobiletin and SR8278 reduced infection of herpes simplex virus 1 in epidermal explants and human keratinocytes in a BMAL1/CLOCK-dependent manner. Circadian-enhancing treatment also reversed susceptibility of aging murine skin and human primary keratinocytes to viral infection. These findings reveal an evolutionarily conserved and age-sensitive circadian regulation of cutaneous antiviral immunity, underscoring circadian restoration as an antiviral strategy in aging populations.

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ARNTL Transcription FactorsCircadian RhythmAgedAgingAnimalsHumansKeratinocytesMiceSkinARNTL Transcription FactorsAgingCellular immune responseDermatologyInnate immunitySkin

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PMID37725438
PMCPMC10619492
OpenAlexW4386863909

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