ReviewPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2024
Artificial light at night suppresses the day-night cardiovascular variability: evidence from humans and rats.
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- Association between light exposure patterns and multidimensional health outcomes in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: findings from an observational cross-sectional cohort study.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Observational
- Constant light disrupts biological rhythms and worsens sleep quality but does not elevate blood pressure in female rats.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Air, Noise, and Light Pollution and Thromboembolic Cardiovascular Complications: A TH Scientific Statement.Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026Article
- Sleep disruption from inhalation of biomass smoke: a basis for coincident hypertension?Particle and fibre toxicology · 2025Article
- Neurobiology of the circadian clock and its role in cardiovascular disease: Mechanisms, biomarkers, and chronotherapy.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2025Review
- Circadian Rhythm Disruptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The Special Role of Melatonin.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Exposure to Artificial Light at Night Alters Ultradian Rhythms in Endothelial Function.Journal of vascular research · 2025Article
- Dim light at night unmasks sex-specific differences in circadian and autonomic regulation of cardiovascular physiology.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Circadian rhythms in cardiovascular (dys)function: approaches for future therapeutics.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2024Review
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Abstract
Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects most of the population. Through the retinohypothalamic tract, ALAN modulates the activity of the central circadian oscillator and, consequently, various physiological systems, including the cardiovascular one. We summarised the current knowledge about the effects of ALAN on the cardiovascular system in diurnal and nocturnal animals. Based on published data, ALAN reduces the day-night variability of the blood pressure and heart rate in diurnal and nocturnal animals by increasing the nocturnal values of cardiovascular variables in diurnal animals and decreasing them in nocturnal animals. The effects of ALAN on the cardiovascular system are mainly transmitted through the autonomic nervous system. ALAN is also considered a stress-inducing factor, as glucocorticoid and glucose level changes indicate. Moreover, in nocturnal rats, ALAN increases the pressure response to load. In addition, ALAN induces molecular changes in the heart and blood vessels. Changes in the cardiovascular system significantly depend on the duration of ALAN exposure. To some extent, alterations in physical activity can explain the changes observed in the cardiovascular system after ALAN exposure. Although ALAN acts differently on nocturnal and diurnal animals, we can conclude that both exhibit a weakened circadian coordination among physiological systems, which increases the risk of future cardiovascular complications and reduces the ability to anticipate stress.
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