title: [Circadian rhythms and chronic diseases].
abstract: Everything in nature and life is occurring in a rhythmic manner. The major “Zeitgeber” is the change of light and dark during a 24 h day. This circadian rhythm is besides others reflected in circadian rhythms of behaviors or different biochemical parameters. A disruption of the circadian rhythm has a high pathophysiological potential. In this article a few basic issues about the role of circadian rhythms and the pathophysiological importance of desynchronisation are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Paolo M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Suter
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Desynchronisation; Zirkadiane Rhythmik; chronic illness; chronische Erkrankungen; circadian rhythm; desynchronisation; désynchronisation; maladie chronique; rythme circadien