title: Nocturia: The circadian voiding disorder.
abstract: Nocturia is a prevalent condition of waking to void during the night. The concept of nocturia has evolved from being a symptomatic aspect of disease associated with the prostate or bladder to a form of lower urinary tract disorder. However, recent advances in circadian biology and sleep science suggest that it might be important to consider nocturia as a form of circadian dysfunction. In the current review, nocturia is reexamined with an introduction to sleep disorders and recent findings in circadian biology in an attempt to highlight the importance of rediscovering nocturia as a problem of chronobiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Do
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D050034:Antidiuretic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D057906:Circadian Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D053206:Nocturnal Enuresis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D050034:Antidiuretic Agents
keywords: Circadian clocks; Circadian rhythm; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Nocturia; Sleep wake disorders