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The Functional and Clinical Significance of the 24-Hour Rhythm of Circulating Glucocorticoids

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Adrenal glucocorticoids are major modulators of multiple functions, including energy metabolism, stress responses, immunity, and cognition. The endogenous secretion of glucocorticoids is normally characterized by a prominent and robust circadian (around 24 hours) oscillation, with a daily peak around the time of the habitual sleep-wake transition and minimal levels in the evening and early part of the night. It has long been recognized that this 24-hour rhythm partly reflects the activity of a master circadian pacemaker located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus. In the past decade, secondary circadian clocks based on the same molecular machinery as the central master pacemaker were found in other brain areas as well as in most peripheral tissues, including the adrenal glands. Evidence is rapidly accumulating to indicate that misalignment between central and peripheral clocks has a host of adverse effects. The robust rhythm in circulating glucocorticoid levels has been recognized as a major internal synchronizer of the circadian system. The present review examines the scientific foundation of these novel advances and their implications for health and disease prevention and treatment.

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Authors
Oster, H., Challet, E., Ott, V., Arvat, E., de Kloet, E. R., Dijk, D.-J., Lightman, S., Vgontzas, A., & Van Cauter, E.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Medical Department I (H.O., V.O.), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience (E.C.), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UPR 3212, University of Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism (E.A.), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, 10043 Turin, Italy; Departmen
Venue
Endocrine Reviews
Published
2016-10-17
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
3-45
ISSN
  • 0163-769X (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7189
OpenAlex
W2535896286
Cited by
548
References
440
Citations by year
2026: 64 · 2025: 77 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 72 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 1
FWCI
3.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Endocrine Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Medical Research Council (MR/J008893/1, MR/J012548/1)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/L007622/1)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords
glucocorticoids, circadian rhythm, circadian clock, suprachiasmatic nucleus, adrenal gland, peripheral circadian clock, sleep-wake transition, circadian misalignment, adrenal steroid secretion
MeSH terms
Animals, Circadian Rhythm, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Circadian Clocks

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