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Molecular mechanisms of artificial light at night affecting circadian rhythm disturbance.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychosocial responses to outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN): a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of artificial light at night on obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Influence of light at night on allergic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Nocturnal Dim Blue Light Is Associated with Splenic Immune Dysregulation and Altered CORT-GR Signalling in High-Fat-Diet-Fed Mice.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Universal approach to actigraphic sleep/wake scoring, verified against 5 classic algorithms on 3 datasets.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Light-Eye-Brain Axis: Neurobiological Links Between Mood Disorders and Myopia-A Narrative Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Common Environmental Hazards and Male Infertility: Effects on Epididymal Immune Microenvironment.Toxics · 2026Review
- Influence of Artificial Light at Night on Thyroid Gland Histology inAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Nutritional adaptation to circadian misalignment: implications for musculoskeletal health in modern lifestyles.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Illuminating Risk: An Ecological Analysis of Artificial Light at Night and Childhood Myopia Using State-Level US Data.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Non-chemical, chemical, and biochemical, endocrine disruptors: biphasic health effects and pathophysiological insights.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Environmental Factors and Risk of Early-Onset Dementia: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.Neuroepidemiology · 2025Article
- Gut microbiota, circadian rhythms and their interactions: implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of depression.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- Association of body roundness index with circadian syndrome: a cross-sectional study using NHANES data from 2009 to 2018.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Circadian clock and its effect on aging and lifespan.Biogerontology · 2025Review
- Light-eye-body axis: exploring the network from retinal illumination to systemic regulation.Theranostics · 2025Review
- Association between outdoor artificial light at night and metabolic diseases in middle-aged to older adults-the CHARLS survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Light at night exposure and risk of dementia conversion from mild cognitive impairment in a Northern Italy population.International journal of health geographics · 2024Article
- Interactive correlations between artificial light at night, health risk behaviors, and cardiovascular health among patients with diabetes: A cross-sectional study.Journal of diabetes · 2024Article
- Association of outdoor artificial light at night with myopia among Chinese adolescents: a representative cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution has been regarded as a global environmental concern. More than 80% of the global population is exposed to light pollution. Exacerbating this issue, artificially lit outdoor areas are growing by 2.2% per year, while continuously lit areas have brightened by 2.2% each year due to rapid population growth and expanding urbanization. Furthermore, the increasing prevalence of night shift work and smart device usage contributes to the inescapable influence of ALAN. Studies have shown that ALAN can disrupt endogenous biological clocks, resulting in a disturbance of the circadian rhythm, which ultimately affects various physiological functions. Up until now, scholars have studied various disease mechanisms caused by ALAN that may be related to the response of the circadian system to light. This review outlines the molecular mechanisms by which ALAN causes circadian rhythm abnormalities in sleep disorders, endocrine diseases, cardiovascular disease, cancer, immune impairment, depression, anxiety and cognitive impairments.
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