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Impact of the human circadian system, exercise, and their interaction on cardiovascular function

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Scheer, Frank A. J. L., Hu, Kun, Evoniuk, Heather, Kelly, Erin E., Malhotra, Atul, Hilton, Michael F., Shea, Steven A.·2010·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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The risk of adverse cardiovascular events peaks in the morning (≈9:00 AM) with a secondary peak in the evening (≈8:00 PM) and a trough at night. This pattern is generally believed to be caused by the day/night distribution of behavioral triggers, but it is unknown whether the endogenous circadian system contributes to these daily fluctuations. Thus, we tested the hypotheses that the circadian system modulates autonomic, hemodynamic, and hemostatic risk markers at rest, and that behavioral stressors have different effects when they occur at different internal circadian phases. Twelve healthy adults were each studied in a 240-h forced desynchrony protocol in dim light while standardized rest and exercise periods were uniformly distributed across the circadian cycle. At rest, there were large circadian variations in plasma cortisol (peak-to-trough ≈85% of mean, peaking at a circadian phase corresponding to ≈9:00 AM) and in circulating catecholamines (epinephrine, ≈70%; norepinephrine, ≈35%, peaking during the biological day). At ≈8:00 PM, there was a circadian peak in blood pressure and a trough in cardiac vagal modulation. Sympathetic variables were consistently lowest and vagal markers highest during the biological night. We detected no simple circadian effect on hemostasis, although platelet aggregability had two peaks: at ≈noon and ≈11:00 PM. There was circadian modulation of the cardiovascular reactivity to exercise, with greatest vagal withdrawal at ≈9:00 AM and peaks in catecholamine reactivity at ≈9:00 AM and ≈9:00 PM. Thus, the circadian system modulates numerous cardiovascular risk markers at rest as well as their reactivity to exercise, with resultant profiles that could potentially contribute to the day/night pattern of adverse cardiovascular events.

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  • The reactivities to exercise of both epinephrine and norepinephrine exhibited 12-hour rhythms with large peaks at circadian phases corresponding to 0700-1030 and 2000-2200 hours.

    “Rather than a simple 24-hour rhythm, the reactivities to exercise of both epinephrine and norepinephrine exhibited 12-hour rhythms with large peaks at circadian phases corresponding to 0700-1030 and 2000-2200 hours.”

    From Role of the circadian system in cardiovascular disease (2018) · cites this paper as [90]

  • Using three stringently controlled constant routine and forced desynchrony protocols that overcame limitations of earlier studies, robust endogenous circadian rhythms in blood pressure were discovered.

    “In contrast, using three stringently controlled constant routine and forced desynchrony protocols that overcame these limitations, robust endogenous circadian rhythms in BP were discovered (83,90).”

    From Role of the circadian system in cardiovascular disease (2018) · cites this paper as [90]

  • Exercise-induced increases in epinephrine were twice as large in the morning (0830 hours) than in the middle of the night (0430 hours).

    “Notably, exercise-induced increases in epinephrine were twice as large in the morning (0830 hours) than in the middle of the night (0430 hours) (90).”

    From Role of the circadian system in cardiovascular disease (2018) · cites this paper as [90]

  • Efferent cardiac vagal tone (estimated from heart rate variability) has a circadian peak at approximately 8 am, coincident with the circadian basal blood pressure trough, suggesting that circadian rhythms of blood pressure and parasympathetic nervous system activity may be mechanistically related in resting healthy individuals.

    “On the other hand, the efferent cardiac vagal tone (estimated from HR variability) had a circadian peak at approximately 8 am, coincident with the circadian basal BP trough (90), suggesting that circadian rhythms of BP and parasympathetic nervous system activity may be mechanistically related in resting healthy individuals.”

    From Role of the circadian system in cardiovascular disease (2018) · cites this paper as [90]

  • The large time lag between the circadian peaks in sympathetic nervous system activity and blood pressure suggests that blood pressure's circadian rhythm is not driven by the sympathetic nervous system.

    “The large time lag between the circadian peaks in sympathetic nervous system activity and BP (90) suggest that BP's circadian rhythm is not driven by the sympathetic nervous system.”

    From Role of the circadian system in cardiovascular disease (2018) · cites this paper as [90]

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Authors
Scheer, F. A. J. L., Hu, K., Evoniuk, H., Kelly, E. E., Malhotra, A., Hilton, M. F., & Shea, S. A.
Affiliations
Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2010-11-08
Volume
107
Issue
47
Pages
20541-20546
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2036006578
Cited by
332
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (7k24hl093218-06, 1k99hl102241-01, K99-HL102241, RR‐02635)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K99-HL102241, K24HL076446, K24 HL-093218, R01HL076409, P30HL101299)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR002635)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
circadian rhythm, circadian system, physical activity, cardiovascular function, cortisol, catecholamines, epinephrine, norepinephrine, blood pressure, cardiac vagal modulation, sympathetic nervous system, platelet aggregation, hemostasis, cardiovascular reactivity, circadian desynchrony, dim light, cardiovascular risk markers
MeSH terms
Adult, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, Cardiovascular Diseases, Catecholamines, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Heart Rate, Hemostasis, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Time Factors, Exercise, Likelihood Functions

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