Central and peripheral clocks in cardiovascular and metabolic function.
The molecular circadian clock entrains biological rhythms to a 24-hour schedule. Aspects of cardiovascular physiology and, indeed, the incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke are also subject to diurnal variation. The use of rodent models of disrupted clock function has begun to elucidate the role of the molecular clock in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Curtis
Anne M
AM
The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Fitzgerald
Garret A
GA
D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D019454:Chronotherapy; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D006728:Hormones